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ASHRAE Thermal GuidelinesB
Blade ServerBranch Circuit MonitoringC
Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE)Cloud ComputingCold Aisle ContainmentColocation Data CenterComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Configuration Management Database (CMDB)D
Data CenterData Center Asset ManagementData Center CMDBData Center ContainmentData Center Evaporative CoolingData Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)Data Center ManagementData Center MigrationData Center MonitoringData Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI)Data Center Service Management (DCSM)Data Center ServicesData Center TiersDelta-TE
Edge ComputingEdge Data CenterElectronic Door LocksEnvironmental SensorsH
Hot Aisle ContainmentI
IDF ClosetIntelligent PDUIT Asset Management (ITAM)M
Managed PDUMetered PDUN
Network DocumentationNetwork Topology DiagramP
Power Distribution Unit (PDU)Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)Psychrometric ChartR
Rack DiagramRack PDURack ServerRack Unit (RU)S
Second-Generation DCIMServer RackSmart PDUSoftware-Defined Data Center (SDDC)Structured CablingSwitched PDUT
Temperature SensorsThree-Phase Load BalancingThree-Phase PowerTier 1 Data CenterTier 2 Data CenterTier 3 Data CenterTier 4 Data CenterU
U PositionUninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)W
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