ISSUES CAUSED BY LOW OR FLUCTUATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Lost revenue
A survey by Information Technology Intelligence Consulting (ITIC) found a minimum uptime of 99.99% is required by 85% of businesses and their IT leaders. This equates to only 52 minutes annually of unplanned downtime of mission critical systems and applications. 2
A survey conducted by Ponemon Institute found the overall average cost of data center outage is $740,357. This is a 38% increase in average cost since 2010.3
Damage to equipment
For data centers using rack enclosures, monitoring humidity levels within the top 1/3 of a rack enclosure is minimally acceptable. It is most likely that equipment air intake will experience damage from low humidity conditions at this elevation.4
The cost of integrating an efficient and effective humidifier into a data center’s existing HVAC system is minimal in comparison to the potential damage of an uncontrolled environment.
Impact to reputation
Protecting the reputation of a data center in today’s high demand world is detrimental to its longevity. Extended downtime negatively impacts one’s reputation resulting in unsatisfied customers. Maintaining a consistent environment with relative humidity lowers the risk of system failure.
RESOURCES
- Buyer's Guide: Humidification for Data Centers
Learn more how issues caused by low or fluctuating humidity levels can negatively affect a data center, resulting in lost revenue, negative impact to your reputation and upset clients.
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SOURCES
- “ASHRAE: Best Practices for Environmental Monitoring of Humidity and Temperature” Raritan, 18, July 2019, https://www.raritan.com/blog/detail/ashrae-best-practices-for-environmental-monitoring-of-humidity-and-temperature
- “March/April 2020: ITIC 2020 Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Survey” Information Technology Intelligence Consulting, 7, May 2020, https://itic-corp.com/2020-editorial-calendar
- “2016 Ponemon Institute Report on ‘Cost of Data Center Outages,’” Data Center Performance Benchmark Series Sponsored by VertivTM, Independently conducted by Ponemon Institute LLC Publication, 31, January 2018, https://www.vertiv.com/globalassets/documents/reports/2016-cost-of-data-center-outages-11-11_51190_1
- “Humidification Strategies for Data Centers and Network Rooms” Schneider Electric White Paper 58, Revision 3, https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_File_Name=NRAN-5TV85S_R3_EN.pdf&p_Doc_Ref=SPD_NRAN-5TV85S_EN