DATA CENTER HANDBOOKWritten by 59 experts and reviewed by a seasoned technical advisory board, the Data Center Handbook is a thoroughly revised, one-stop resource that clearly explains the fundamentals, advanced technologies, and best practices used in planning, designing, building and operating a mission-critical, energy-efficient, sustainable data center. This handbook, in its second edition, covers anatomy, ecosystem and taxonomy of data centers that enable the Internet of Things and artificial intelligent ecosystems and encompass the following:

SECTION 1: DATA CENTER OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

• Megatrends, the IoT, artificial intelligence, 5G network, cloud and edge computing
• Strategic planning forces, location plan, and capacity planning
• Green design & construction guidelines and best practices
• Energy demand, conservation, and sustainability strategies
• Data center financial analysis & risk management

SECTION 2: DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES

• Software-defined environment
• Computing, storage, network resource management
• Wireless sensor networks in data centers
• ASHRAE data center guidelines
• Data center telecommunication cabling, BICSI and TIA 942
• Rack-level and server-level cooling
• Corrosion and contamination control
• Energy saving technologies and server design
• Microgrid and data centers

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