Problem Solving, Insight vs. Analytical – both are needed in Data Center Optimization

greenm3.com (Jun 22 2009)

1. Part of greening a data center means you have staff who think about optimization. At first glance, this may seem like an analytical skill set, but daydreaming and pushing the edges are need as well. There are some extremely talented people who totally get into the algorithms of how power and cooling systems should operate in an adaptive system. Trade-offs are made all the time as they think about how to save power while keeping acceptable conditions. But, here is an interesting question is this skill analytical or insight (daydreaming)? WSJ.com has an article on Insight. A Wandering Mind Heads Straight Toward Insight Researchers Map the Anatomy of the Brain's Breakthrough Moments and Reveal the Payoff of Daydreaming By ROBERT LEE HOTZ (Read Full Article)

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