Data storage cos in a sweat over need to stay cool
data centres — where digital data is stored — are experiencing a sharp spike in operational costs as they endeavour to stay cool amid soaring temperatures across most of western and northern India.
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Greater need for power and cooling equipment has resulted in costs rising by nearly a fifth at these centres, several of which are located in Haryana’s Manesar, New Delhi and Noida.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteMIT xPROMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIT DelhiCertificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitTop storage firms such as Yotta Data Services and CtrlS Datacenters said they are using alternative cooling solutions such as liquid and adiabatic cooling, improving efficiency of power consumption and using techniques such as proactive and accurate microclimate analysis.
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“One of the critical issues we are facing is the inconsistent availability of grid power,” said Piyush Somani, chairman, ESDS
Software Solutions.
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