Before you turn on the heat in your office during the winter months, you may want to make sure you aren’t heating your server room.  Many companies don’t have a separate unit for their server room, which means they are accidentally heating their server room.  This can be a costly mistake if you leave it running for long periods of time without any ventilation.  Server rooms can heat to over 120 degrees!

If you do not have a separate heating and cooling unit for your server room, here are a few tips:

• Open the doors: make sure the room is getting some ventilation, so the equipment doesn’t overheat.
• Keep a fan handy: running a small fan can help keep the room cool while moving the air around.
• Contact your HVAC provider and ask them to shut off the vent in the server room or consider putting in a portable AC unit for year-round use.  Portable AC units can be purchased for approximately $400.