Chemistry department administrator Brenna Goode and Core IT Facilities manager Jerry Protheroe visit a reclaimed server room in the Chemistry Building. The department’s IT staff currently use the room as expansion and storage space.

When every square foot counts, data center consolidation means valuable space

Thursday, December 21, 2017

A prep area and study lounge for undergraduate chemistry lab assistants. A work room for student staff configuring computer hardware. A much-needed conference room. Expansion space to accommodate growing programs or proposed renovations. What do these facilities have in common? All once housed racks of energy-hungry servers, climate-control systems, and, in a few cases, stacks of electronic junk. Today, they’re clean, usable space on a campus where every square foot counts.

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