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PUE: Time to Start Grading on the Curve?
March 30th, 2011 : Rich Miller
As ultra-low PUE ratings abound, how do you make the best use of the metric in building and operating a data center? Yahoo's Scott Noteboom says he favors grading on the curve - the sloping curve as PUE readings gradually improve as the data center moves toward full utilization. Read More
FedEx Opens Colorado Springs Data Center
February 17th, 2011 : John Rath
FedEx (FDX) announced the grand opening of its first environmentally sustainable data center, located in in the Northgate business park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Read More
Roundup: Hardcore, Internap, Platform, Telecity
January 31st, 2011 : John Rath
Sun co-founder Scott McNealy to advise "liquid blade" maker Hardcore Computer, Internap CDN delivers content for Sundance Festival, new cloud management release by Platform Computing, Telecity honored for green Paris data center. Read More
Mark Monroe Takes Helm at The Green Grid
January 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Data center veteran Mark Monroe has been named the new executive director of The Green Grid, the industry group focused on helping data center operators improve the energy efficiency of their IT infrastructure. Read More
Achieving Higher Levels of Energy Efficiency
December 20th, 2010 : Colleen Miller
Throughout this past year, our Industry Perspectives columns have reflected the industry's avid interest in reducing power usage and costs. Read More
Green Grid Creates Metrics for Carbon, Water
December 2nd, 2010 : Rich Miller
Expanding its focus on sustainability, The Green Grid today announced the creation of two new metrics to measure carbon and water use in data centers. Read More
DeepGreen: Swiss Lake-Cooled Data Center
November 22nd, 2010 : Rich Miller
James Hamilton of Amazon has details about the new DeepGreen data center project in Switzerland, one of a growing number of data centers using nearby bodies of water to provide cooling for servers. Read More
How Brocade Earned $2 Million in Rebates
November 8th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Brocade made energy efficiency a top priority in the design of its new data center and corporate campus, which paid off in $2.2 million in rebates from utility PG&E and an estimated $1.5 million in annual operational savings. Read More
BNY Mellon Data Center Gets Energy Star
August 17th, 2010 : Colleen Miller
BNY Mellon's Northpointe Data Center, located near Pittsburgh, has earned an Energy Star designation. The 71,000-square-foot data center houses the operations of the global financial services firm. Read More