Articles from Tate Cantrell

1. Cooling your data center is a breeze by tate cantrell Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 12 2009) Power and Cooling With today’s economy still trying to recover and new standards being set for green IT, it’s hard to justify spending millions of dollars and guzzling megawatts of electricity chilling data centers when you can cool it for free. According to predictions by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, power costs for data centers could rise to as high as $7.4 billion a year by 2012 without efficiency improvements. Data center owners and large companies are working to reduce their carbon footprint by removing internal air-conditioning and bringing in naturally cool outside air. (Read Full Article)

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2. Benefits of Embracing Environmental Responsibility by Tate Cantrell Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 24 2009) Monitoring , Carbon Reduction Commitment The UK has been at the forefront of the push for reducing carbon emissions since becoming the first country to put their efforts into law at the end of 2007 with the Climate Change Bill. Introduced under this plan is the rapidly approaching and mandatory Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), slated to come into effect in April of 2010. The government estimates that the scheme will affect 25% of total business sector emissions within the UK with an ultimate goal of reducing greenhouse emissions by 60% by 2050. (Read Full Article)

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3. Emergency Power Strategies by Tate Cantrell Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 10 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling  One of the most crucial, yet unappreciated topics in the data center world is emergency planning and disaster recovery. When natural disasters or other events occur creating wide-spread power outages, a data center can be put in great jeopardy when power is lost and there isn’t an alternative in place. The issue is more intense in places like the UK and US, where older power stations are being decommissioned and new electricity output is at its lowest level in 10 years, making the risk of power outage even greater. As a result, UK and US businesses don’t have the luxury of waiting for future investment in new power stations - companies need to have emergency plans in place that will address their data center needs today. Common practice for a CIO today is to invoke a combination of uninterruptible power systems and engine generators to remain operational during short ... (Read Full Article)

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4. Iceland: Calm, Cool, Collected by Tate Cantrell Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 2 2009) Power and Cooling , Servers With energy costs fluctuating and going up more than down, and data centers consuming a tremendous amount of energy there is a real need in the market for a solution that reduces energy and drives down overall cost. Data centers have historically required large, expensive chilling systems to keep all of the equipment at a regulated temperature. Now more than ever, companies are scrambling to find ways to reduce dependencies on the status quo and become more energy efficient all around. As this issue continues to become more and more vital, some companies are finding the answer to their power consumption worries exceedingly simple here in Iceland. While not a destination for spring breakers seeking warmer climes, Iceland is the perfect environment for 100% free cooling, 365 days of the year. The mean annual temperature is -0.5°C (30°F) in January and 10°C (50°F) in July ... (Read Full Article)

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