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Yahoo’s Next Efficiency Target: Fan Energy
October 5th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Yahoo is developing custom racks and server trays to gain greater control over fan activity in its data center operations, Yahoo data center executive Scott Noteboom said Monday at Data Center World. Read More
Inside the Yahoo Computing Coop
September 20th, 2010 : Rich Miller
As it open its Yahoo Computing Coop in New York State, Yahoo has released photos of its rack design that provide additional insight into the airflow management that drives the efficiency of the new facility. Read More
Yahoo Rolls Out Hadoop Enhancements
June 30th, 2010 : John Rath
At Tuesday's Hadoop Summit, Yahoo (YHOO) announced significant enhancements to the open source software, accelerating the potential for enterprise-wise adoption by mainstream businesses. Read More
Server Farm Doubles As A Goat Farm
June 15th, 2010 : Rich Miller
A fun video look at Yahoo's use of a herd of 252 goats, which take up residence at its Quincy, Wash. data center and nibble down invasive weeds cluttering the pasture beside the facility Read More
Green Weed Whackers: Goats at the Data Center
June 15th, 2010 : Colleen Miller
Yahoo has extended its sustainability strategy at its Quincy, Wash. data center to weed control, with the help of a herd of grazing goats. Read More
Yahoo is Ready for A Data Center Revolution
June 9th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Yahoo's Scott Noteboom sees a historic opportunity for the data center industry to rethink long-held assumptions about humidity and temperature. "There are times during revolutions when you can do new things," said Noteboom. Read More
Yahoo Computing Coop: Shape of Things to Come?
April 26th, 2010 : Rich Miller
The Yahoo Computing Coop (YCC) is the culmination of a five-year effort to completely rethink the company's data center design. Yahoo says its unusual new data center in Lockport, N.Y. will operate with far greater efficiency than its previous designs. Read More
Earnings Roundup: VMware, IBM, Yahoo
April 23rd, 2010 : John Rath
First quarter 2010 results from VMware (VMW), IBM and Yahoo (YHOO). Read More
Generators Installed at Yahoo NY Site
March 8th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Diesel generators are big and powerful, and attract lots of attention during tours and installations. Last Friday three 2 megawatt generators were installed at the new Yahoo data center under construction in Lockport, New York. Read More