In-Chassis Liquid Cooling to Reduce Data Center Energy by 60 Percent
David Garcia, Asetek, Inc.
Steve Branton, Asetek, Inc.
Asetek has recently developed a new in-chassis server liquid cooling solution for data center operations, called RackCDU™ (Rack Cooling Distribution Unit). This product line is based on Asetek's market-proven line of in-chassis liquid-cooling products for the high-end workstation and desktop computing markets.
By using liquid to directly cool the highest power components inside each server (the central processing units, graphics processing units, and memory modules) and passively cooling this liquid outside the building using free ambient temperature air, and thereby bypassing the computer room air conditioning (CRAC) system entirely, RackCDU™ can cut data center cooling energy by 60 percent, and information technology power load by 10 to 20 percent.
At the same time, by reducing the thermal load per server in the rack, RackCDU™ enables a two-and-a-half times greater processor density within the data center (per rack or per square foot) without expanding CRAC capacity.
In this presentation, Asetek will provide an overview of this liquid-cooling technology and the results from an initial installation at a data center in San Jose, California.
David Garcia is a technology industry veteran with a comprehensive background supporting the electronics ecosystem from design through manufacturing and fulfillment. Most recently Mr. Garcia was vice president of worldwide sales, business development, field engineering, and technical marketing for a start-up division within flash memory supplier SPANSION, where he was chartered to develop and market EcoRAM™, a high-density, solid-state, green server memory technology, which he grew to over $100 million in revenue.
Mr. Garcia joined SPANSION during its spin-out from AMD, where for four years he served as vice president of America's field operations, a team that included over 220 sales, marketing, and engineering professionals and a revenue line of one billion. Prior to AMD and Spansion, Mr. Garcia spent several years in the EMS industry as vice president of Americas operations at FLEXTRONICS and vice president of worldwide sales, marketing, and program management at MCMS, the former manufacturing services division of MICRON TECHNOLOGY, now part of PLEXUS. Mr. Garcia honed core expertise in recruiting and retaining top talent at global levels while a partner at KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL, the world's largest executive search firm, where he headed the company's manufacturing services practice and placed many top-level operating executives at the world's leading EMS companies.
Mr. Garcia is adept at managing international operations having lived and worked in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. While overseas he held various director roles at mass storage manufacturers SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY and WESTERN DIGITAL. David spent his early career at HEWLETT-PACKARD, where as product marketing manager, he led the launches of the Vectra and Touchscreen PCs. David holds a BSEE degree from the University of Southern California.