Squirrels, ospreys, marijuana farms and incompetent criminals were among the culprits in unusual power outages over the past years, according to Eaton Corp., whose Blackout Tracker has identified some offbeat causes of utility downtime.
The city of Bluffdale, Utah has agreed to annex more than 500 acres of land where the huge new National Security Agency data center will be built. The unusual move will help ensure that the facility will have access to water for its cooling...
Why can't servers run in the desert with no air conditioning? And why can't processor power usage ramp up and down to match their workloads? The surprising answer: some of these scenarios are closer to reality than you think.
Data center operators have spent years working on ways to reduce energy losses during power conversions as electricity makes its way from the utility grid to the servers. Stealthy startup Transphorm is attacking this problem, with backing from...
The leading industry group for heating and cooling professionals, ASHRAE, says that it will continue to widen the temperature and humidity ranges for servers.
Testing and commissioning a data center in Saudi Arabia requires some improvization, as shown by Alinma Bank, which recently earned Tier Three certification for its new facility in Riyadh.
Data center management specialist Raritan Inc. has announced an investment from private equity firm NewSpring Capital, highlighting investor interest in tools to address data center power usage.