The Uptime Institute published a white paper, Four Metrics Define Data Center Greenness. The study was completed by John R. Stanley, Kenneth G. Brill, and Jonathan Koomey, PhD. and focuses its attention to enabling users to quantify energy consumption initiatives for environmental sustainability and “bottom line” profitability.
The research supporting the white “paper strongly suggest that […]
I was recently interviewed by Carolyn Duffy Marsan of Network World Magazine on my present employers efforts towards being more environmentally friendly with its technology efforts. The title is catchy but probably not the most accurate. While it is true that the Chicago area is mostly powered by Nuclear power, that would make anyone located […]
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EquinixLA-9, originally uploaded by Doug and Rada.
It is not every day that you get to build out a new data center and do it right. When I was […]
It seems to be a battle of supremacy in the world of data centers. Microsoft, Yahoo and Google appear to be buying up all available space and building mega facilities with some as large as 450,000 square foot.
In recent news, Google has said to have begun a new data center project in North Carolina […]
A Press Release on October 31’st by Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR) is stating that the 4th floor of 350 East Cermak has earned the first LEED Gold Certification on its build out of 20,000 square feet, 4 Megawatt IT load data center.
I have been following the progress of this built out and while it […]
The Register, a UK based technology news site, reported that a Chicago based co-location facility was broken into on October 2nd. The co-location company known as C I Host, has had 3 previous intrusions.
“at least two masked intruders entered the suite after cutting into the reinforced walls with a power saw” according to a letter […]
Microsoft released it’s plans to open a mega data center in Chicago in 2008. Sources say this facility is costing $500 million to build and would rang as one of the most expensive construction projects to be undertaken in the suburbs of Chicago. Not much is currently released regarding the purpose of the data center […]
Joe Bottazi of GreenerComputing.com just published an article titled Do-IT-Yorself: the Power of Data Center Self-Assessments.
Data Center Self Assessment Resources:
Data Center Energy Management – LBL
Cost Model for Planning, Development and Operation of a Data Center – HP
Data Center Cooling Strategies – HP
EPA Data Center Report to Congress
Understand how your hardware is utilized – Is it […]
