Comments on: Strong Data Center Demand Seen for 2010

By: DR S S BANERJEE

DR S S BANERJEE — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:46:07 +0000

How much time does a Zeon server(DATACENTRE TYPE) to switch on after it has been switched off in the following contingencies

SAAS
PAAS
IAAS
Idle switching

By: giovanni

giovanni — Tue, 11 May 2010 18:45:58 +0000

Du Pont fabros technology.. we are gonna take over the market

By: Steve Lester

Steve Lester — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:42:51 +0000

We’ve gone through our data centers and are consolidating the under-utilized (have been for years) and removing out of production systems. We’re segregating our low and mid-density systems to better balance power usage and cooling deliver. We’re moving to 74* F not 80* as most of the data indicates dimishing returns after you exceed that set-point and it leave little room for error/issues. But we’re still adding significant demand which these actions don’t fully mitigate so we’re building new capacity in several areas of the country.

That all said, you can’t easily remove or consolidate your DR systems unless you can accept degraded performance in a fail-over scenario. Nor, can you easily force your customers onto new hardware or software to save power when their concern is delivering a solution/service to their customer.

I think most companies are doing a lot of the same things we are but there are still business driven challenges out there and power costs are still too removed from the final customer

By: Andrew Birnbaum

Andrew Birnbaum — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:45 +0000

So many issues here that need to be addressed. We would be appreciative of any constructive comments on our new product, the InteliCloud 360 (www.intelicloud.com) and some of the solutions it has to offer.
This product uses up to 60% less energy running multiple applications from the same platform.
Thank you,
Andrew Birnbaum

By: Jim Corrigan

Jim Corrigan — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:09:11 +0000

The energy we do not use is the cheapest way to save. We do not have to build new power plants or for that matter new data centers.

I am interested to know how many idle servers virtual or physical have been identified in data centers and then turned off to reduce power. I would like to know how many data centers have turned the thermostat up to 80 degrees F.

I am keen to understand if companies are scheduling their desktops to be turned off at night to reduce power. I thought I heard that DELL saved 40% on their energy bill by turning off desktops.

Full disclosure: our company helps folks reduce their energy costs!

By: Dale Jones

Dale Jones — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:58:44 +0000

Great news, glad to hear about the strong demand. We have space available here in eastern PA!

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