Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I hear the sound of tectonic plates shifting in the computing world. In the last few weeks, we have seen some interesting alliances being formed. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Thursday, November 3, 2011
From the racks to the roof, the Open Compute Project (OCP) is trying to break the mold to improve and redesign everything we take for granted as "industry standard" in the data center world. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A report just released has indicated that the rise of energy usage in the data center from 2005 to 2010 was not as high as expected. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Thursday, June 30, 2011
Those lazy, hazy days of summer are upon us and many small and midsize firms will see their data centers' cooling systems pushed to their limits, and even far beyond. So you may want to consider putting sunburn lotion on your servers or you can use some of these cooling tips to keep them from overheating. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Friday, June 10, 2011
The World’s Most Efficient Data Center was just announced in Las Vegas, the betting capital of the world, at the HP Discover 2011 conference. In the ongoing PUE wars, HP is betting that it has won the challenge, with its EcoPOD. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Like any popular movie, there is usually a sequel. It looks like the rise in popularity of the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric follows that same path. Continue Reading »
In an unusual turn of events, the ASHRAE TC 9.9 committee announced that it has decided to disclose some of the key elements of the upcoming third edition now, rather than when it is finalized. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Thursday, April 28, 2011
In light of the reaction to Facebook’s recent announcement of its new Prineville, Ore., data center, with its 1.07 power usage effectiveness (PUE) claim, which seems hyper-efficient (or perhaps just hyper), as well as many other very aggressive PUE claims, I thought we should all take a deep breath and see what is sometimes “overlooked” in many data centers' PUE calculations. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Julius Neudorfer Friday, April 22, 2011
As our world becomes ever more data-centric, the data center and the energy it uses become a focal point of criticism for groups such as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, as well as many others. Continue Reading »
