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• Schneider Seeks to Bring Definition to DCIM Market

  October 24th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Is data center infrastructure management (DCIM) beginning to mean too many different things to different people? Schneider Electric is emphasizing the comprehensive nature of the latest release of its StruxureWare software for managing data center operations. Read More

• Green Grid and New Measures of Sustainability

  October 21st, 2011 : Colleen Miller

  This video gives an overview of new sustainability metrics in addition to Power Usage Effectiveness or PUE. The new sustainability measures for datacenters include Energy Reuse Effectiveness (ERE), Water Usage Efficiency (WUE), and Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE). Read More

• Microsoft Data Center Design Evolves In Iowa

  October 17th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Microsoft says a new design for the second phase of its data center in West Des Moines, Iowa is an evolution of the company’s modular data center design, and not spurred by challenges with the first phase of the facility. The nearly complete West Des Moines data center showcases Microsoft’s use of factory-built modules to [...] Read More

• Microsoft to Slash its Water Impact in Quincy

  October 13th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  In a move that will save millions of gallons of potable water for the local community, Microsoft has teamed with the city of Quincy, Washington to retool the city's water treatment infrastructure. Read More

• Open Compute and ODCA to Collaborate

  September 29th, 2011 : Colleen Miller

  The Open Data Center Alliance and Open Compute Project are working together to bring highly efficient compute infrastructure to enterprises as well as accelerate the creation and adoption of standards and interoperability in cloud computing. Read More

• Closer Look: Hardcore’s Liquid Blade Servers

  September 28th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Hardcore Computer's Liquid Blade immerses blade servers in a clear dielectric fluid that is odorless and biodegradable. At the recent Data Center World expo in Orlando, we got a video overview of Liquid Blade and how it works. Read More

• Dennis Cronin Named COO at Steel Orca Project

  September 8th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Industry veteran Dennis Cronin has been named Chief Operating Officer of Steel Orca, an innovative Pennsylvania company that is developing a large data center that plans to tap the Delaware River for its cooling system and power its servers using electricity generated from landfills and solar panels. Read More

• Sea-Cooled Data Center Heats Homes in Helsinki

  September 6th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  A new Atos data center in Helsinki incorporates sea-water cooling and district heating, building upon a design that Helsinki Energy and IT service provider Academica developed in a cavern underneath Helsinki's historic Uspenski Cathedral. Read More

• Vantage Earns LEED Platinum in Santa Clara

  August 22nd, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Vantage Data Centers announced today that the first project on its Santa Clara, Calif. campus, known as V3, has earned a Platinum certification, the highest level possible under the the LEED program for energy efficient buildings. Read More

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