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ASHRAE, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, will soon release the third edition of its Thermal Guidelines specifications, which since 2004 has created the de facto global standard for allowable temperatures within data centers, as well as how to measure those temperatures.
The second edition of the standard set as the optimal temperature 27 degrees Celsius, or 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit, for data center operations. The third edition is expected to further raise that thermostat, although ASHRAE has not yet announced what the new recommended temperature will be.
