System and method for data center heat containment

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of information technology racks arranged such that a vertical column of space is enclosed by the plurality of information technology racks;

a gantry robot positioned within the vertical column of space; and

a floor track system including a hub, the gantry robot engaged in the floor track system and adapted to travel from a position in front of an interior face of a first information technology rack to a position in front of an interior face of a second information technology rack, the travel including:

swinging a first leg of the gantry robot towards the hub, allowing a second leg of the gantry robot to travel from the position in front of the interior face of the first information technology rack to the position in front of the interior face of the second information technology rack; and

subsequent to swinging the first leg of the gantry robot towards the hub, swinging the first leg of the gantry robot towards the position in front of the interior face of the second information technology rack.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein interior faces of the plurality of information technology racks extend perpendicularly from a base of the plurality of information technology racks.

3. The system of claim 2 ,

wherein the base approximates a circle; and

wherein the floor track system is included in the base.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein interior faces of the plurality of information technology racks extend obliquely away from a center of the plurality of information technology racks such that the vertical column of space expands as a vertical distance from a base of the plurality of information technology racks increases.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the gantry robot comprises a sliding element adapted to move parallel to an interior face of an information technology rack.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the gantry robot further comprises a track that is coupled to the sliding element and that extends away from the sliding element and toward the interior face of the information technology rack.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each rack within the plurality of information technology racks stores a plurality of information technology device modules.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the gantry robot further comprises an engaging element that is adapted to move along the track and to engage with one or more of the plurality of information technology device modules such that the engaging element inserts into an information technology rack and removes from the information technology rack one or more of the plurality of information technology device modules included in the information technology rack.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of information technology racks extend from a floor to a ceiling such that the vertical column of space is further enclosed by the floor and the ceiling.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an air flow apparatus adapted to move air upward within the vertical column of space.

11. A method comprising:

positioning a plurality of information technology racks such that a vertical column of space is enclosed by the plurality of information technology racks;

positioning a gantry robot within the vertical column of space such that the gantry robot is engaged in a floor track system;

swinging a first leg of the gantry robot towards a hub included in the floor track system, the swinging allowing a second leg of the gantry robot to travel from a position in front of an interior face of a first information technology rack to a position in front of an interior face of a second information technology rack; and

subsequent to swinging the first leg of the gantry robot towards the hub, swinging the first leg of the gantry robot towards the position in front of the interior face of the second information technology rack.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein interior faces of the plurality of information technology racks extend perpendicularly from a base of the plurality of information technology racks.

13. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the base approximates a circle; and

wherein the floor track system is included in the base.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein interior faces of the plurality of information technology racks extend obliquely away from a center of the plurality of information technology racks such that the vertical column of space expands as a vertical distance from a base of the plurality of information technology racks increases.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the gantry robot comprises a sliding element adapted to move parallel to an interior face of an information technology rack.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the gantry robot further comprises a track that is coupled to the sliding element and that extends away from the sliding element and toward the interior face of the information technology rack.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein each rack within the plurality of information technology racks stores a plurality of information technology device modules.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the gantry robot further comprises an engaging element that is adapted to move along the track and to engage with one or more of the plurality of information technology device modules stored by the information technology rack.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises removing an information technology device module from the information technology rack by inserting the engaging element into the information technology rack, the inserting engaging with the information technology device module.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising moving air upward within the vertical column of space, the movement ventilating air from interior faces of the plurality of information technology racks.