The discourse around liquid cooling technology has spiked in recent years, with a notable increase in the number of serious client discussions regarding liquid cooling design within legacy and new data halls.
Hybrid is here, but the “how” remains unclear. Standardisation around thermal guidelines and uptime percentage thresholds are yet to be defined in hybrid architecture, with best practice still very much a work in progress. This whitepaper cuts through the noise to explore hybrid cooling in data centers – both legacy and new-build colocation facilities – covering:
- What defines a hybrid data center
- Benefits of combining air and liquid cooling
- Optimal architectures for integrating liquid cooling into existing systems
- The importance of controls in a hybrid environment
- Pros and cons of single vs. dual water loops
- When a liquid-only solution makes sense
- Clear recommendations for moving forward
