As capacity requirements increase, cooling data centres is becoming more critical. However, we are fast approaching the limit of our current air cooling infrastructure. Air cooling is the default technology today, but it may not stay competitive for long due to its bulky infrastructure, high running costs, noise levels, and energy and water consumption. It is also less effective when it comes to cooling densely stored hardware.
The Dipping Point is based on an anonymous survey amongst 600 data centre industry leaders, consisting of 510 data centre experts across mid-market and enterprise organisations and 90 chip manufacturers. With the research revealing that those who have already adopted immersion cooling to some extent save, on average, 15,000 MWh of energy every year.
This report covers 3 main topics:
- The hesitation to switch cooling technology
- The cost of computing
- The return to immersion