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Nydro AS Combines Two Data Center Initiatives in Norway
November 26th, 2012 : John RathTwo Norwegian companies announced a new entity, Nydro AS, which is the result of the merger of Rjukan Mountain Hall AS and Rjukan Technology Center AS. The new company will create one the largest data center initiatives in Europe, showcasing the benefits of public-private partnerships. Read More
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Green Grid Harmonizes Metrics on Green Energy
November 20th, 2012 : Jason VergeThe Green Grid has announced a deal with global data center groups on a unified approach to metrics for green energy sourcing, reuse of waste heat, and carbon usage. Read More
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Microsoft Has Global Ambitions for Off-Grid Data Plants
November 19th, 2012 : Rich MillerWhen you see a pig farm, landfill or water treatment plant, can you envision a data center on that site? Microsoft can, and has major ambitions to tap sources of biogas to create a network of "off the grid" server farms to power its global cloud. Read More
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Are Low PUE Ratings Hitting Their Limit?
November 13th, 2012 : Rich MillerThe push for data center energy efficiency has become a tale of two PUEs. There's the exceptional Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) scores being reported by companies like Google and Facebook. But not every facility can emulate Google and Facebook, as Jim Smith of Digital Realty noted in a talk at the 7x24 Exchange.. Read More
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Microsoft’s Methane-Powered Module: A First Step Towards Data Plants
November 12th, 2012 : Rich MillerA methane-powered modular data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming will kick off Microsoft's ambitious plan to place data centers alongside sources of renewable energy, creating “data plants” than operate with no connection to the utility power grid. Read More
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Wipro achieves LEED Gold at Kings Mountain
October 18th, 2012 : Jason VergeWipro Technologies, the global IT consulting and outsourcing business of Wipro Limited, has achieved LEED Gold certification for its flagship data center at Kings Mountain. Read More
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Going Modular in Iceland to Slash BMW’s Costs, Carbon
October 11th, 2012 : Rich MillerBMW Group says it expects to see dramatic improvements in its energy efficiency and sharp reductions in its carbon emissions by moving 10 clusters of high-performance computing gear from Germany to a Verne Global data center in Iceland that uses free cooling and renewable energy. Read More
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Green Data Center Conference Rolls into Bay Area
October 4th, 2012 : Colleen MillerThe Green Data Center Conference and Exhibition (known as GDCON) – Bay Area will kick off next Tuesday and go through Thursday at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara. Read More
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Choosing a Green Colocation Provider
October 4th, 2012 : Kevin NormandeauCurrently, there are many data center providers offering “green” solutions. The question becomes this: How do I know these data centers are truly green and how do I know that this will save me money? This white paper offer Internap's view on the subject. Read More
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Building A Cloud-Savvy Model for TCO and ROI
How Storage is Shaping The Cloud Data Center
Bringing Colo to the Customer: Modular Gets Local
Microsoft’s $1 Billion Data Center
