Is it possible to "reclaim PUE from the marketing department." Mike Manos poses the question in the latest in a growing conversation about the effectivness of the energy efficiency metric.
Internet Villages International said this week that it has secured nearly $1 billion in financial backing for its planned 3 million square foot "data center village" in Annandale, Scotland.
L.L.Bean’s new Data Center in Freeport, Maine has achieved Silver certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
Mike Manos calls for a data center industry trade group to ensure that legislators tasked with regulating carbon emissions have an accurate understanding of the industry.
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its 1500 Space Park facility in Santa Clara, Calif.
Amazon's James Hamilton identifies some of the areas of contention around Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and then proposes a new standard called tPUE (Total Power Usage Efficiency).
Reclaiming wasted cooling capacity which results from hot air leakage and cool air bypass is possible with an intelligently managed cooling distribution system.