Patrick Donovan
Patrick Donovan
Patrick Donovan is a Senior Research Analyst for the Data Center Science Center at Schneider Electric.
He has over 20 years of experience developing and supporting critical power and cooling systems for Schneider Electric’s IT Business unit including several award-winning power protection, efficiency and availability solutions.
An author of numerous white papers, industry articles, and technology assessments, Patrick's research on data center physical infrastructure technologies and markets offers guidance and advice on best practices for planning, designing, and operation of data center facilities.
Articles

Neil Rasmussen Talks Cloud-compatible Data Centers
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- Patrick Donovan

Dr. Frankenstein and Data Centers
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- Patrick Donovan

Reference Designs Simplify and Speed Up Data Center Infrastructure Projects
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- Patrick Donovan

Essential Elements of Data Center Facility Operations
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- Patrick Donovan

AC/DC: Highway to Data Center Efficiency Hell?
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- Patrick Donovan

The Best Laid Data Center Plans of Mice and Men
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- Patrick Donovan

“Watts per Square Meter”: the Wrong Way to Specify Density
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- Patrick Donovan

Don’t Leave Your Data Center Stranded Out in the Cold
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- Patrick Donovan
4 Processes that Require Care and Feeding for an Effective DCIM System
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- Patrick Donovan
Why Virtualization Worsens Your PUE
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- Patrick Donovan
Standardized, Modular, Scalable…Blah Blah Blaaah…
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- Patrick Donovan

Benefits and Essential Elements of a Data Center Reference Design
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- Patrick Donovan
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