Liquid Cooling Survey

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Welcome to our Liquid Cooling Survey from the Innovation Committee. We aim to gather insights on the adoption, challenges, and perceptions of liquid cooling in data centers. Your input will help us understand the factors driving this technology and its implications. Please take a moment to share your valuable thoughts on this evolving industry practice.

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Equipment Vendor (Cooling)

Equipment Vendor (Other)

Data Centre Colocator

Data Centre tenant (Hyperscale)

Data Centre tenant (1MW and Above)

Data Centre tenant (1MW and below)

Enterprise data centre owner, operator

Hyperscale Data Centre operator

Consulting Engineering

Current Role *

C-Level Executive

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Individual Contributor

In your mind what constitutes liquid cooling in data centers?
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You may tick more than one option.

A) Evaporative or adiabatic cooling.

B) Chilled water under the floor.

C) Chilled water adjacent (rear door heat exchanger)

D) Liquid to the chip

E) Immersive liquid tanks

Other:

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Why is Air cooling the current preferred choice for cooling data centers? *

This and Subsequent questions about liquid cooling refer to the use of liquids invading the servers and data storage components. Please use your perceived understanding of what constitutes liquid cooling.

A) Energy efficiency

B) Cost-effectiveness

C) Environmental considerations

D) Cooling effectiveness

E) Repeatable Existing Design

F) Limited Needs for Change

Other:

What do you think is the primary motivator for the growing interest in adopting liquid cooling?
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A) Energy efficiency and reduced power consumption

B) Better cooling performance and temperature control

C) Increased chip/server density and reduced footprint

D) Environmental concerns and sustainability

E) Increased Potential for Heat Reuse

Other:

To what extent do you perceive the reliability of liquid cooling systems to be?

A) Very reliable

B) Reliable

C) Moderately reliable

D) Somewhat unreliable

Do you consider liquid cooling more environmentally friendly ("greener") than traditional data center cooling methods?
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A) Yes, significantly

B) Yes, somewhat

C) No, about the same

D) No, less so

E) Not sure

“Are you concerned about the environmental impacts of the coolants employed for liquid cooling? *

A) Yes, very.

B) Yes, slightly

C) Not a concern

D) Never considered

To what extent is the location of a data center critical for the implementation of liquid cooling (e.g., in an area with inadequate infrastructure, remote location, or limited water supply)?
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A) Extremely critical

B) Moderately critical

C) Somewhat critical

D) Not very critical

E) Not sure

How would you describe the cost of liquid cooling system maintenance, if you currently operate one?
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A) Very expensive

B) Somewhat expensive

C) Affordable

D) Not very expensive

E) Not sure

Considering your current data center setup, do you have the capability to retrofit liquid cooling?
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A) Yes, our data center is already equipped for liquid cooling.

B) No, our data center is not designed for liquid cooling.

C) Not sure.

If you currently do not have plans to incorporate liquid cooling, please select the answer which is most appropriate for your use case:
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A) I am not planning for liquid cooling in current and/or upcoming projects.

B) There is not enough demand from my customers for me to plan for liquid cooling.

C) I don’t have enough information to plan for liquid cooling.

D) I do not want to incorporate liquid cooling provisions in upcoming designs, but do not have any currently in development.

If you currently have plans to incorporate liquid cooling, please select the answer which is most appropriate for your use case:
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A) I currently have plans to incorporate liquid cooling.

B) I am incorporating liquid cooling due to client requirements.

C) I am incorporating liquid cooling to allow for High Performance Computing within new facilities.

D) I am retrofitting existing facilities to allow for the use of liquid cooling.

Please provide any additional comments regarding your thoughts on liquid cooling.

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