The digital economy is growing – that’s indisputably good news. Developments in AI and growing compute power are creating room for new opportunities and innovations of all kinds.  This growth, however, hasn’t come easily. The global data center market is stretched to its limits. That doesn’t just mean that demand for capacity is outpacing supply ..read more

Driven by the need for increased efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability, the data center industry is pivoting to modular data centers. As modular construction becomes the new standard, facilities are under pressure to take full advantage of the benefits offered by this paradigm shift. Those who are late to embrace these advantages risk losing their edge ..read more

“Modular design has taken off in the past decade – but the demands of AI and machine learning mean we need to innovate even faster for smarter, more sustainable data centers,” declared ZincFive’s Director of Product Management Aaron Schott as he kicked off an insightful panel at the recent 7×24 Exchange Conference. Aaron and data ..read more

As AI becomes mainstream, rack server density demands are increasing more than ever before – just as growing climate awareness is putting pressure on data centers to become more sustainable. How can operators balance all these challenges without compromising uptime?  ZincFive’s Aaron Schott joined Carsten Baumann, the Director of Strategic Initiatives of Schneider Electric, and ..read more

Across the data center industry, 2023 brought sustainable backup power solutions into the spotlight. Industry-wide conversations and events placed renewed priority on technologies that balance safety, cost efficiencies, and environmental impact. As the effects of climate change become more severe, milestones from COP28 to rising private sector commitments gave momentum to accelerate the adoption of ..read more

A key challenge in the data center environment is the need to future-proof and scale operations. As organizations strive to remain at the cutting edge of technology, having a comprehensive plan for procurement helps ensure that their supply chains can meet current and future demand. Corscale’s main project goal was to focus on improving sustainability ..read more

The new BC 2 – 500 is the ultimate blend of power, compactness, reliability, and sustainability Data center operators are tasked with the ever-growing challenge of power density. Made even more prevalent by the rise in high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI), data centers are looking for opportunities to increase their power density ..read more

At this point, most people have heard of AI’s breathtaking potential via ChatGPT, industrial applications, and more. But data centers are looking under the hood of these shiny new features and finding the lesser-known truth: AI’s power demands are equally breathtaking.    As data centers face escalating power needs driven by AI and numerous other emerging ..read more

Batteries are the unsung heroes of the clean energy and electrification transition. They store energy from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, to ensure a steady power supply whenever it’s most needed – no matter the weather or time of day. The transition to sustainable transportation also relies on batteries to power both EVs ..read more

Tod Higinbotham, COO, ZincFive, explains how new battery chemistry retrofits offer the chance to expand capacity with better long-term solutions. Lead-acid batteries’ dominance of data center UPS systems is fading – and that’s good news for data center operators. Newer UPS battery chemistries such as lithium-ion and nickel-zinc offer greater long-term savings, reliability, sustainability, and UPS ..read more