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Power Assure Raises $13.5 Million
September 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Data center energy management specialist Power Assure has closed a new round of funding, securing $13.5 million in Series B financing from an investor group led by strategic partner ABB. Read More
PDI Acquired by Smiths in $235 Million Deal
September 2nd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Power Holdings Inc., the parent company of power equipment specialist Power Distribution Inc. (PDI), has been acquired by Smith Interconnect for $235 million, the two companies said today. Read More
Report: Data Center Energy Use is Moderating
August 1st, 2011 : Rich Miller
The upward trend in the growth of data center energy usage has slowed, according to a new study from Stanford professor Jonathan Koomey. The report found that data center power consumption increased by 36 percent from 2005 to 2010. Read More
NTT America Deploys Bloom Energy Servers
July 29th, 2011 : John Rath
NTT America announced Thursday that it has deployed Bloom Energy Servers at its Lundy Data Center in San Jose, California. The five Energy Servers will supply 500 kW of total capacity. Read More
AT&T Will Use Bloom Boxes in Data Centers
July 14th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Telecommunications giant AT&T will install Bloom Energy fuel cells at 11 sites in California, including some of the companies' data centers and network facilities. The company will use Bloom Energy Servers - known as "Bloom boxes" - to supply 7.5 megawatts of power at its properties. Read More
Roundup: DC Power Distribution Making News
July 13th, 2011 : Rich Miller
DC power distribution is making news: ABB installs a Validus DC power system at Swiss hosting firm green.ch, Taiwan's Delta Electronics has a new DC solutions suite featuring UPS units, PDUs and power supplies. Read More
Roundup: Cotendo, Power Analytics, Limelight
June 17th, 2011 : John Rath
Cotendo announces $17 million in funding, Power Analytics introduces Paladin DesignBase 4.0, Cariden updates MATE software, Limelight Networks (LLNW) gets patent. Read More
ABB Targets DC Power Market with Validus Deal
May 12th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Global power specialist ABB has purchased a controlling interest in Validus DC Systems, a leading provider of direct current (DC) power infrastructure equipment for data centers. Read More
Power Monitoring for Modern Data Centers
April 27th, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau
Modern data center power monitoring systems look nothing like the basic electricity meters from which they evolved. Today’s systems comprise sophisticated metering devices, communication networks and software. This brief white paper from Schneider Electric looks at the evolution of the data center monitoring systems and outlines several key guidelines for deployment. Read More