Data Center Compliance

Data Center Industry Standards: A Primer

Data Center Industry Standards: A Primer

Data centers are highly complex, with near-infinite variations. However, they share a common objective — the reliable delivery of IT services. Over time, various groups have documented methods that are calculated to achieve this result. Some of these methods have … Read More

Measuring Data Center's Carbon Footprint: Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions

Measuring Data Center’s Carbon Footprint: Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions

Data centers require vast amounts of electricity to operate. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers and data transmission networks each consume as much as 1.5 percent of electricity globally. In 2020, they generated about 330 megatons of CO2 … Read MoreRead More

Navigating Data Center Transformation

Navigating Data Center Transformation

The term “digital transformation” has been around for more than a decade, and it remains a key buzzword in the IT industry. Coined by Capgemini in 2011, it was defined as “the use of technology to radically improve performance or … Read More

Case Study: Ensure Local Fire Code Compliance With Aisle Containment Tilt-Away Roof Panels

Case Study: Ensure Local Fire Code Compliance With Aisle Containment Tilt-Away Roof Panels

Aisle containment is proven to improve cooling efficiency, control energy costs, and reduce the risk of hotspots in the data center. However, aisle containment can cause problems with fire suppression systems that drop water or clean agent gas from above. … Read More

ISO 9001:2015 Certification: What Is It, How To Get It, and More

ISO 9001:2015 Certification: What Is It, How To Get It, and More

In 2015, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the current version of the ISO 9001 standard. ISO 9001 principles and processes for the consistent delivery of high-quality products and services. Since the standard was first published in 1987, more … Read More

Enconnex Receives Singapore Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for Aisle Containment Products

Enconnex Receives Singapore Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for Aisle Containment Products

Recently, Enconnex’s aisle containment line of products received the Singapore Certificate of Conformity (CoC). Our team is very excited about this new certification. I talked with Stella Xie, the Enconnex compliance manager, to better understand the importance of this unique … Read More