Cool Your Switches
Processor magazine covers new HDS 10 network switch enclosure:

Data center professionals often struggle with the challenges of providing adequate cooling for enterprise-class network switches without giving up precious floor space in their data centers. In fact, a typical enclosure for this …
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Sales Executive Gets Technical
Toby Buttle has joined AFCO Systems as executive sales manager. He brings 25 years of sales experience to his new role. The Farmingdale firm makes enclosures for data centers that feature resource management systems, which allow for more efficient cooling of equipment.

Buttle will be responsible for all inside and outside …
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AFCO CTO Offers Rule of Thumb: A Watt of Power Equals a Watt of Heat
In a recent Processor magazine article, AFCO CTO John Consoli offers tips for measuring and maintaining realistic power usage effectiveness (PUE) in your data center. The good news, according to Consoli, is small to medium-sized enterprises will have a much easier time reducing their PUE numbers and gaining efficiency.

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AFCO Systems CTO Discusses How New High Density Switch Will Improve Data Center Cooling Efficiency
In this recent magazine interview, John Consoli, AFCO Systems CTO says: “Most network switches wreak havoc in a data center, generating heat loads of 1,500kW for each switch. That is a major power and cooling challenge right there. Add to that the …
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How to Evaluate Your Cooling System Using Benchmarks & Airflow Assessments to Determine Cooling Performance
John Consoli, chief technology officer at AFCO Systems (www.afcosystems.com), says administrators should understand their overall cooling strategy, whether it is a hot aisle/cold aisle layout, aisle containment, in-row cooling, or active airflow management. Each of these approaches, says Consoli, has positives and negatives, so administrators should become familiar with the …
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AFCO CTO Discusses The Power of Power Monitoring with Processor Magazine
In the article, “Get A Better Handle On Data Center Costs”, AFCO CTO John Consoli discusses the benefits and necessity of taking a granular approach to power monitoring:

Want to get a grip on energy costs? IT managers will need to monitor energy use and record it for each piece of …
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AFCO CTO Describes Benefits of CFD Modeling for Processor Magazine
In the article, “Use Computational Fluid Dynamics To See How Changes To Your Data Center Will Affect Cooling”, AFCO CTO John Consoli discusses the merits of CFD modeling:
Because data center conditions can be so complex and variable, data center managers need all the help they can get. Without sufficient visibility, …
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Xnth’s Ed Koplin Interviewed by Accenture about Datacenter Power and Cooling
Ed Koplin, a Principal in X-nth’s Mission Critical line of business, has more than 26 years experience in data center electrical and mechanical design. He was recently interviewed by Rami Rihani, a consultant with Accenture, for his views on datacenter power and cooling. In this interview, Koplin points out that …
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AFCO Systems CTO Discusses Cooling Small Datacenters with Processor Magazine
It may be more important to ensure good cooling in small data centers than in big ones. John Consoli, CTO at AFCO Systems (www.afcosystems.com), draws an analogy to protecting fine cigars. “The cigars I keep at my cigar club are preserved in a big, walk-in humidor. I have never had …
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