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Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand
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India Datacenter Infratech Conference Attendees Gain Practical Strategies to Achieve Energy and Operational Efficiency

Mumbai, India, Sept. 27, 2012 - Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) represent 40 to 50 percent of energy consumption for facilities in the expanding data center industry.1 As energy and maintenance costs rise through the facility life cycle, operational best practices can help achieve higher system efficiencies while ensuring reliable uptime.
At the India Datacenter InfraTech Conference in Mumbai, leaders from Trane, a leading global provider of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems and solutions and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, discussed how cooling system choices and control system approaches impact uptime and energy consumption.

Rajesh Sikka, business leader for Trane in India and Seetha Sasikala, marketing leader for Trane and Thermo King for Ingersoll Rand in the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa region, talked about practical strategies for achieving energy and operational efficiency in data centers at the Conference.

Their presentation included insights on HVAC optimization, actionable analytics, building and energy management that deliver superior performance and cost savings. It also featured case study success stories that demonstrated potential opportunities for gaining a better return on investment.
Sikka also joined other presenters in a panel discussion about challenges and opportunities in building green data centers in India.