Facebook Open Compute and the PUE Trifecta

| CTO Edge (Apr 18 2011) Power and Cooling , Servers

1. In the race for the lowest power usage effectiveness (PUE) and other green IT bragging rights, Facebook seemed to pull ahead with a claimed 1.07 PUE. By launching its Open Compute Project website on April 7, Facebook has decided to disclose details about its newest Prineville, Ore., data center for all to see, review and possibly emulate. Unlike other high-profile PUE claims from giants such as Google and Yahoo, which provided some generalized information about what they did to improve efficiency in their designs, Facebook has shared a significant amount of detailed information. (Read Full Article)

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