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Not all cool air reaches your servers. 🌬️

Bypass airflow wastes energy and strains your cooling systems, often without you knowing it. 🌡️ Learn how to identify and fix it.
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June is Airflow Management Awareness Month! 💨
Since 2015, Upsite has spent June helping data center operators understand the real cost of poor airflow and how to fix it. 🌡️

Follow along all month for tips and insights ⬇️
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Not every cooling technology that uses liquid is considered liquid cooling ❄️

A solution only qualifies as liquid cooling when the first loop of heat transfer from IT equipment is performed by a liquid. Rear door heat exchangers, for example, still rely on air to remove heat from equipment first, making them an air cooled solution despite having liquid running through them.

As liquid cooling adoption grows, understanding the distinction is key to making informed infrastructure decisions 🏢

👉 Read the full blog: https://buff.ly/Ad9fLES

AI spending is expected to slow in 2026 as organizations shift focus toward governance, ROI, and operational efficiency.

For data centers, that means renewed attention on the fundamentals: airflow management, PUE, and making the most of existing infrastructure ⚙️

Before building the AI enterprise, organizations want confidence that a solid data center foundation is in place.

👉 Read the full blog: https://www.upsite.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-trends-and-what-they-mean-for-the-data-center/

Today we pause to honor and remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country 🇺🇸

From all of us at Upsite Technologies, thank you to those who served and to the families who carry their memory forward.

Wishing everyone a meaningful Memorial Day!

Containment remains one of the most effective ways to improve cooling efficiency and reduce hot air recirculation ❄️

But full containment isn't always feasible in retrofit environments. Partial containment, single-row layouts, and rear-door heat exchangers can all deliver many of the same benefits without a full infrastructure overhaul.

👉 Read the full blog: https://www.upsite.com/blog/alternatives-to-achieving-data-center-airflow-containment/

AI workloads and rising rack densities are accelerating changes in data center cooling ❄️

The AFCOM State of the Data Center Report 2026 highlights a clear shift: 36% of data centers have already deployed liquid cooling, and another 28% plan to adopt it within the next 12 to 24 months. Prefabricated cooling modules are also gaining momentum as facilities scale faster than ever.

But here's the key takeaway: airflow management remains foundational. No matter how advanced your cooling infrastructure, inefficient airflow can still add millions in unnecessary energy costs and increase the risk of outages ⚙️

👉 Read the full blog: https://www.upsite.com/blog/the-state-of-data-center-cooling-in-2026/

Bypass airflow is one of the most common and costly inefficiencies in the data center ❄️

The AisleLok® Magnetic Under Rack Panel is a simple, economical fix. It seals the gap under your racks to block bypass airflow and exhaust air recirculation, reducing hot spots and improving cooling efficiency.

And installation couldn't be easier. The magnetic application is completely tool-free, prescored for custom height adjustments, and can be installed, removed, or relocated in minutes ⚙️

The result? Improved IT equipment reliability, support for higher supply air temperatures, and reduced cooling unit energy consumption.

👉 Learn more: https://www.upsite.com/products/aislelok/96-magnetic-under-rack-panel-2/

Airflow management and cooling optimization serve different purposes in the data center ❄️

Airflow management improves how air is delivered to IT equipment, while cooling optimization adjusts cooling controls to improve efficiency and reduce energy consumption. ⚙️

The key takeaway? Cooling optimization is what turns airflow improvements into real ROI, through lower operating costs and improved cooling capacity.

👉 Learn more: https://www.upsite.com/blog/what-is-cooling-optimization/

Hyperscale data center growth is pushing power infrastructure to its limits. ⚡

With 296 GW of new U.S. capacity planned, power availability is quickly becoming the pacing factor for where and how new facilities get built.

To keep up, developers are turning to on-site generation, alternative energy sources, and new strategies to meet rising demand. 🌱⚙️

👉 Read the full blog: https://www.upsite.com/blog/hyperscale-data-center-growth-is-pushing-the-power-industry-to-the-limit/