Is the data center industry ready for a data center with no UPS and no generators? That seems like a radical concept. But Yahoo is considering going without UPS and generators for some future data center projects, and some designers are urging...
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has developed a new air conditioning process with the potential of using 50 percent to 90 percent less energy than today's top-of-the-line units.
June and July are tough on uptime, as we're seeing again this year. Regular maintenance is key to maintaining the reliability of your power and cooling infrastructure. Here are some tips from Processor.
IBM has delivered an energy-efficient supercomputer cooled by hot water. The Aquasar cooling system uses water at temperatures of up to 140 degrees, and as a result consumes up to 40 percent less energy than a comparable air-cooled machine.
Emerson Electric (EMR) appears to have won the bidding war for the UK-based vendor Chloride Group PLC with its revised bid of $1.5 billion, besting a rival offer from ABB. The deal would combine two leading makers of UPS equipment for data centers.
The Green Data Center Alliance has received a $500K grant that will underwrite the creation of guidelines and best practices to help data centers to significantly lower their energy consumption.