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Case Study: When New Isn’t Efficient: Fixing Airflow Leaks in a Fresh Data Center
A brand-new facility with recurring efficiency problems. Assessment identified airflow leaks introduced during construction. Fixed before reaching full operational load.
Case Study: Overheating Issues in a Hyperscale Data Center PSU Room
Intermittent temperature alarms in a PSU room with no obvious cause. Hidden airflow issues the BMS had missed entirely. Root cause identified and resolved.
Testing Cooling System Resiliency in a Live Data Center
Learn how a data center used Purkay Labs' resiliency testing to assess their cooling system’s ability to maintain operations during failures. The tests provided valuable insights that improved their operational stability and informed strategic upgrades for long-term resilience.
Case Study: Troubleshooting Rooftop Chiller Issues
Learn how a major Colo provider used Purkay Labs’ Thermal Survey service to identify the recirculating air at their rooftop chiller.
Case Study: Evaluating Cold Aisle Containment Efficiency
Learn how a major Colo Provider used the Purkay Labs Thermal Survey to evaluate their cold aisle containment strategy.
Case Study: Safely Increase Set-Points in a Hyperscale Environment
Learn how a hyperscale Data Center used Purkay Labs’ data to safely increase their set points.
Case Study: Resolving a BMS Alert
Learn how a Colo Tenant used AUDT-BUDDY data to resolve a faulty BMS alert.
Case Study: Fixing Hot Spots During COVID-19
During COVID-19, increased demand on a major retailers’ online operations led to a number of hot spots threatening server uptime. Due to limited on-site staffing and changes to daily operations, the Client needed a way to solve the problem without third-party help. They used their AUDIT-BUDDY™ systems to diagnose and fix the hot spots in less than 24 hours.
Case Study: Fortune 25 Commercial Bank Data Center Testing with Purkay Labs
Learn how a Bank used live AUDIT-BUDDY data to uncover a major CRAC design problem during the IST. They stopped testing to fix the problem before engaging on costly, laborious and incorrect tests.
Case Study: Freeing up 60 tons of Excess Cooling
Learn how this Tier IV Colocation provider freed up excess cooling capacity with Purkay Labs’ Dynamic Heat Map.
Case Study: Resolving SLA Cooling Dispute
A colo provider suspected a tenant was drawing too much cooling. Assessment proved the opposite — the tenant was significantly overcooling. SLA dispute resolved with data, not assumptions.
Case Study: Enhancing Cooling Efficiency in a Legacy Data Center
A Fortune 50 telecom validated a CRAC control system change and proved measurable efficiency gains. $10K saved in month one. PUE reduced by .03.
EEC Uses AUDIT-BUDDY
Electronic Environments Corporation (EEC) recently utilized AUDIT-BUDDY to monitor and baseline 100 racks in a facility…in under an hour. From the case study: AUDIT-BUDDY has provided a fast and easy method to obtain fundamental data points for immediate detection of potential problem areas as well as detailed ongoing analysis, allowing EEC to service its clients more effectively than ever.
Simple Airflow Adjustments Lead to Reducing OpEx
In this case study, Electronic Environments Corporation (EEC) used a AUDIT-BUDDY system to baseline 100 racks in less than 3 hours. EEC used the AUDIT-BUDDY data to immediate remove perforated tiles to safely increase inlet temperature and add containment curtains to reduce temperatures in a particularly dense aisle. This allowed the hospital to reduce OpEx and improve reliability with heavy capital expense.