Facebook and eBay Share Energy Tips for Data Centers

The New York Times (Oct 15 2010) Emissions , Servers

1. Facebook and eBay shared some tips this week for improving efficiency and cutting energy bills in data centers. More News From IDG IT Career Site Dice Launches Network for Tech Recruiters, Job Hunters Green Grid Plans 'Data Center 2.0' Design Guide CA Buys Cloud Consulting Company 4Base EBay Requires Developers to Change Their Account Passwords Some of their tricks will be applicable only for very large data centers -- Facebook persuaded a server vendor to provide it with custom firmware to control fan speeds, for example -- but others are relevant for mere mortals who don't buy servers by the ton. (Read Full Article)

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