Emerson examines everything

Computerworld (Oct 19 2009) Construction

1. Steve Hassell, CIO at global technology and engineering giant Emerson, is only half joking when he suggests that before his career is over the data center will comprise one rack sitting in the middle of a white room. The new green: Data centers go au naturale Who knows what the future will bring for the data center, given how amazingly fast the speeds and feeds are changing, he says. As an example, Hassell points to Emerson's experience planning, building and populating the 35,000-square-foot data center the company opened two months ago on its St. Louis headquarters campus. This facility, which will host all Emerson business applications when fully operational, will be one of four global data centers the company has planned in a massive consolidation from 135 data centers of varying sizes. (Read Full Article)

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