2. Categories

      Data Center Design: Construction, Container, Data Center Outages, Monitoring, Power and Cooling
      Policy: Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Carbon Tax, Emissions
      Power: Biomass, Fossil Fuel, Fuel Cell, Geothermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
      Application: Cloud Computing, Grid Computing
      Technology: Microblogging, Networking, Servers, Storage, Supercomputer

  3. Quotes

    1. “ We do not see the concept of the data center disappearing, instead, we see the concept of data centers becoming more amorphous. ”
      By Martin Schneider

  4. Topics Mentioned


  1. 10 Data Center Paradoxes -- Out Of Complexity Comes Simplicity

    ZDNet Technology News (Jun 18 2009) Cloud Computing

    1. 10 Data Center Paradoxes -- Out Of Complexity Comes Simplicity For every action there is an equally potent reaction, and that is certainly the case in IT developments we’ve been seeing as of late. Call them paradoxes if you will, and I just published some of them in an article for Database Trends & Applications on the shifting currents reshaping today’s data centers as we know them. Here are five of the top 10 paradoxical trends, based on the views of some leading experts and practitioners. (PDF link to the article here.) Paradox 1: More Centralization Increases Decentralization of Computing Resources. For large systems sites, there will be a continuing evolution away from single, large general-purpose processors toward more distributed workloads on more cost-effective platforms. Paradox 2: Tight Economy Drives Eco-Friendly IT. In times gone by, an economic slump meant companies would hunker down and focus on survival, while shelving “do-good” projects such as environmental awareness and protection. Mark ... (Read Full Article)

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