The BendBroadband Vault is just 30 miles down the road from Facebook's huge new data center. But the 30,000 square foot facility, which opened its doors this week, is a data center with its own distinctive story to tell.
Here's a photo tour of the BendBroadband Vault, which integrates a solar array, a cooling system that uses a "heat wheel" (Kyoto Cooling) system, and an efficient design that uses chimney containment to isolate hot and cold air within the data...
HP is unveiling a new facility today in Fort Collins, Colorado that will double as a working data center and a testbed for researching the most efficient and sustainable approaches for operating data centers.
As ultra-low PUE ratings abound, how do you make the best use of the metric in building and operating a data center? Yahoo's Scott Noteboom says he favors grading on the curve - the sloping curve as PUE readings gradually improve as the data...
A growing number of data centers are redirecting the heat from their hot aisles to nearby homes, offices, greenhouses and even swimming pools. The ability to re-use excess heat from servers is being built into new data centers, helping to improve...
Containing the air in the data center - separating cool supply air and warm exhaust air - is an important energy efficiency strategy that figures prominently in energy efficiency optimizations. Users have the option of containing the cold aisle or...
Is it the end of the "cooler is better" attitude? The industry is looking at how a shift of a few degrees can allow for continued IT operation, while saving energy and reducing costs. Similarly, water temperatures used for cooling are on the rise...
There's a saying in data center circles that "you can't manage what you can't measure." That's why monitoring and analysis are key components of a data center energy efficiency program. Here's a look at several approaches to monitoring the data...
In the data center business, energy efficiency is a business imperative. Some of the industry's leading data center operators and vendors have shared tips on strategies and best practices in design and operations. Data Center Knowledge has compil...
Data Center Energy Efficiency Guide: In developing a plan to improve the energy efficiency of your data center, the first step is to gain an understanding of the current conditions. Here are tips on simple fixes to common problems that can provide...