Newly appointed Chief Technology Officer, Scot Heath, will present data center containment strategies in an upcoming webinar on March 10th.

Broomfield, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/16/2011 -- 42U, a leading nationwide data center consultant specializing in data center power and cooling solutions, is pleased to announce Scot Heath as its new Chief Technology Officer.

Heath brings more than 30 years of data center and IT equipment engineering experience and will lead 42U's professional services and engineering division. Prior to joining the 42U team, Heath held a variety of engineering and engineering management positions all the way from the chip to the facilities level during his 27-year career at Hewlett Packard.

"I am extremely pleased to have Scot Heath join our team." comments Alan Mamane, 42U CEO and founder, "Scot has a wealth of hands-on data center engineering, design, and engineering management experience. With Scot's leadership, 42U will expand our mission of providing energy efficient best-practices and technology solutions for data centers, computer rooms and server rooms nationwide."

In addition to his new responsibilities, Heath will be leading the discussion for 42U's upcoming webinar, "Do's and Don'ts of Hot/Cold Aisle Containment," on March 10, 2011 at 11 am Mountain Standard Time. Heath will examine the fundamentals of containment operation, advantages and disadvantages of containment strategies and the determination of the best fit for particular situations.

"This webinar will help IT managers determine which containment solution is best to optimize their data center's specific airflow requirements and maximize their cooling capacity," says Heath. "Participants will gain practical insight for their data centers and we hope to dispel misconceptions around hot and cold aisle containment."
Often touted as a subject matter expert in the data center industry, Heath has served as Chair of the Green Grid Data Center Design guide chapter on computing and is an active member of ASHRAE, AFCOM and IEEE. Heath earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering at Colorado State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado.

About 42U
Since 1995, 42U has been a leader in providing data center consulting, design and engineering solutions. Our vendor and technology agnostic approach leverages our best-practice expertise in data center power and cooling, monitoring, measurement, and best-of-breed efficiency technologies to help data center managers improve availability while reducing power consumption and lowering energy costs.

For more information about 42U's Data Center Design and Engineering Consulting Services visit http://www.42u.com/cooling/computer-room-cooling.htm . To sign up for 42U's upcoming free containment webinar please go to http://www.42u.com/data-center-webinar.htm .

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Tool Helps Professionals Quantify Cost, Energy Savings and ROI

Broomfield, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/03/2009 -- While "greening" the data center is good for the environment and good for the bottom line, few resources provide the business case to begin an efficiency program. In response, 42U, a leader in data center efficiency solutions and services, has premiered a free, interactive Data Center Energy Savings Calculator (http://www.42u.com/efficiency/energy-efficiency-calculator.htm) to help data center managers quantify the energy, cost, and CO2 savings possible through efficiency efforts.

The tool uses the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric as the basis for its calculation. After users insert their current PUE, goal PUE, electricity cost, and IT load, the calculator projects savings over a one, five, and ten year period—figures which help data center professionals determine the return on investment of their efficiency improvements.

"In today's economy, data center professionals need accurate data to justify projects to upper management," said Steve Lewis, 42U's Director of Sales. "Our calculator provides the starting point for those conversations and shows that efficiency improvements have a substantial payback."

Savings can be realized across all data center sizes and locations. In improving PUE from 2.0 to 1.5, a small 200kW facility in Ohio stands to save over $35,000 a year in energy costs and 264 tons of CO2 emissions. These achievements deliver an excellent bottom line message to management teams and also spread a message of environmental responsibility to the marketplace.

"We're extremely pleased to impact our clients on both levels. Our program is designed to help IT and Facilities champion these efforts in their facility," said Lewis.

42U provides clients with a phased approach to data center efficiency, starting with low-cost/ no cost best practices that lead to an immediate reduction in energy expense. These savings, reinvested in efficient technologies, allow data centers to continually evolve into highly efficient, highly available facilities.

Utilize the free 42U Data Center Savings Calculator at http://www.42u.com/efficiency/energy-efficiency-calculator.htm.

About 42U:
Since 1995, 42U has been a leader in providing data center efficiency solutions. 42U's team of efficiency specialists provide best practice expertise in monitoring, airflow analysis, power, measurement, cooling, and best-of-breed technologies to help data center managers improve energy efficiency, reduce power consumption, and subsequently lower energy costs. Their website, www.42U.com, has helped millions of IT professionals globally who search for best practices and technologies to make their computer environment more efficient. For more information on 42U's efficiency consulting services, visit http://www.42u.com/cooling/computer-room-cooling.htm.

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