Evaporative cooling systems provider Mestex said it will provide a free tool to demonstrate how infrastructure can be better deployed to manage demands for more capacity and greater energy efficiency as the demand for data centers grows.

Mestex said it believes intelligent technology combined with a flexible, scalable and energy-saving approach is the best way to “build as you grow”.

It said by adding plug-and-play cooling units as capacity increases is the most economical strategy for data centers to manage expansion or new construction while reducing total cost of ownership.

Mestex recently launched its Mestex Open Access Project to help data center operators to get a realistic picture of how their own expansion might work out.

The Mestex Open Access Project provides information technologists, facility managers and financial executives the ability to evaluate energy-saving concepts in a real-world environment.

The web-based interface offers visibility into the physical and air conditioning system of an operating data center being tested as part of a project run by the National Science Foundation.

The Open Access Project uses the power of Mestex’s direct digital control system, which it says can easily integrate with other HVAC vendors’ products and building automation systems to create an intelligent network that controls cooling for optimal efficiency and performance as well as providing web-based system monitoring and management.

Mestex’s president Mike Kaler said the increase in global digital demand and cloud computing is exponential.

"We've opened access to our equipment, controls and data, because we want to encourage energy savings and demonstrate to data center decision makers that there are smart, effective ways to increase efficiency and optimize operations," Kaler said.