Equipment rack and associated ventilation system

A rack system, comprising:

• a. a vertical rectangular frame for accommodating at least one heat-generating device in a horizontal orientation, the vertical rectangular frame including a front, a rear opposing the front, a first side, a second side opposing the first side, and an interior region defined by the front, the rear, the first side and the second side of the vertical rectangular frame, wherein the front and the first side intersect along a vertical axis;
• and
• b. a vertically oriented first baffle that includes a mounting flange, the mounting flange fixedly mounted to the first side of the vertical rectangular frame along said vertical axis adjacent to the front of the vertical rectangular frame;
• wherein said first baffle extends laterally from the first side so as to be positioned outside of the interior region at an angle that is between 0 degrees and 90 degrees relative to the first side, and
• wherein the first baffle extends laterally from a position adjacent to the front of the vertical rectangular frame a full length of the first side to a position aligned with and laterally spaced from the rear of the vertical rectangular frame.

A system, comprising:

• a. a first assembly that includes a frame defining a front, a rear, a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
• b. a second assembly that includes a frame defining a front, a rear, a first lateral side and a second lateral side;
• c. a first baffle mounted with respect to the first lateral side of the first assembly adjacent to the front of the first assembly and mounted with respect to the second lateral side of the second assembly adjacent to the rear of the second assembly;
• and
• d. a cable management cage mounted with respect to at least one of the first assembly and the second assembly, wherein the cable management cage is positioned between the first assembly and the second assembly in front of the first baffle, wherein the first baffle is positioned between the first assembly and the second assembly, and is angularly oriented with respect to the first lateral side of the first assembly and with respect to the second lateral side of the second assembly.