Why Data Centers Are Loud, and How to Quiet Them Down

Paul Monsted CEO & Managing Director Comment.

“The rush to AI is causing more noise problems.

This is because AI uses an enormous amount of computer power for processing. Increasingly these computers are housed in data centre facilities.

A serious consequence of much larger data centres is an increasing noise problem.”

Why Data Centers Are Loud, and How to Quiet Them Down

“The reason why data centers have a tendency to be loud is simple: The equipment inside them makes a lot of noise when it operates. That equipment includes, in part, IT systems like servers. Although servers aren't typically very loud on an individual basis, hundreds of servers operating in a small space can create noise levels of up to 96 db(A).

At the same time, the ancillary equipment that data centers depend on, like the HVAC systems that cool servers or generators that serve as backup power sources, add to the noise. These systems can be especially noisy on the outside of a data center, contributing to noise pollution in the neighborhoods where data centers are located.”

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