{"id":13276,"date":"2014-03-03T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-center-cooling\/"},"modified":"2014-03-03T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:40:39","slug":"data-center-cooling","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29861\/data-center-cooling","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Cooling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_center_cooling_mean\">What Does Data Center Cooling Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center cooling refers to the collective equipment, tools, techniques and processes that ensure an ideal operating temperature within a data center facility.<\/p>\n<p>Proper data center cooling ensures that the data center is supplied with enough cooling and ventilation necessary to keep all devices and equipment within the desired temperature range.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_data_center_cooling\">Techopedia Explains Data Center Cooling<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center cooling systems consist of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infrastructure: Cooling towers, air conditioners, air ducts, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Management: Data center and\/or purpose-built cooling management software<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring: Temperature monitoring equipment and procedures within each device\/equipment across the data center facility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Data center cooling is also analyzed within data center design, as appropriate rooms are allocated for all the cooling equipment and air ducts within the data center facility. 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