{"product_id":"dark-data-centers-engineering-the-fully-autonomous-lights-out-facility-9798247464556","title":"Dark Data Centers: Engineering the Fully Autonomous, Lights-Out Facility","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Nehme\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Data Science - Data Warehousing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, data center engineering has followed a silent assumption: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumans will be inside the facility.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis single assumption shaped everything - HVAC design, lighting, ventilation, aisle widths, temperature limits, noise levels, safety paths, pressurization, humidity control, and even the architectural layout of data halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the age of AI, robotics, and autonomous infrastructure is breaking that assumption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe newest generation of data centers is quietly moving toward a model where \u003cb\u003eno human needs to enter the data hall\u003c\/b\u003e. Maintenance is robotic. Monitoring is digital. Control is algorithmic. Intervention is remote. These are the emerging \u003cb\u003elights-out\u003c\/b\u003e, or what I call in this book, \u003cb\u003eDark Data Centers\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen people are removed from the equation, the rules of HVAC engineering change radically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe no longer design for comfort.\u003cbr\u003eWe no longer design for fresh air.\u003cbr\u003eWe no longer design for corridors, lighting loads, or human safety paths.\u003cbr\u003eWe no longer design for acceptable noise, humidity comfort bands, or conventional ASHRAE envelopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe design for one thing only: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeeping silicon alive at maximum efficiency.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis shift allows us to operate data halls at temperatures and conditions previously considered unacceptable. It allows fully sealed environments, oxygen-controlled spaces, extreme rack densities, vertical layouts, ultra-high return temperatures, and unprecedented opportunities for heat recovery. It allows HVAC systems to become more efficient, simpler, more robust, and more aligned with the true purpose of the facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, it forces us to rethink \u003cb\u003eeverything we know\u003c\/b\u003e about data center cooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about incremental improvement. It is about a \u003cb\u003eparadigm shift\u003c\/b\u003e in engineering philosophy - from \u003ci\u003ehuman-centric data centers\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003emachine-centric thermal ecosystems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dark Data Center is not science fiction. It is already emerging in AI and hyperscale facilities around the world. Engineers, designers, and operators who understand this shift early will define the next generation of standards and best practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written to prepare you for that future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47570238668951,"sku":"9798247464556","price":2875.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798247464556.webp?v=1774880839","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dark-data-centers-engineering-the-fully-autonomous-lights-out-facility-9798247464556","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}