The Future of NYTimes Data Centers 10 steps to a Lean Power Diet, No Diesel Generators, No Batteries and PUD best friends
Jim Glanz is becoming infamous in the data center industry with his two posts on THE CLOUD FACTORIES Power, Pollution and the Internet & Data Barns in a Farm Town, Gobbling Power and Flexing Muscle I was talking to one of the smart data center guys, and we joked that the series will continue and maybe the possible conclusion is the NYTimes showing us all how they can be different than the rest in how they host the NYTimes in a data center. How? Here are 10 steps that would follow Jim Glanz's suggestions. 1) The NYTimes commits to run its server at 50% utilization or more. Comatose servers are decommissioned Consolidating all their IT resources into a 200kW space or less. 2) The NYTimes eliminates the pollution from diesel generators and environmental impact of UPS battery back-up by connecting straight to the Utility. 3) This constant predictable load of ...
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