Montana Data Center Blows Hot Air to Keep Servers Cool

The coolest thing about Montana’s new data center isn’t the extra security doors or the staff that works 24/7/365, but a special wheel designed to keep the state’s computer servers from overheating.

Called the "heat wheel," it’s the heart of a state-of-the-art cooling system that uses cold air outside the building to control the climate inside the data center in Helena, Mont. Developed by a Dutch company, KyotoCooling International, the patented air handling technology has been making the rounds in European countries for the past few years, but Montana officials say it’s the first state in the nation to use this heat wheel in an IT facility.

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