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    1. Iceland's Greenqloud debuts an Amazon EC2 compatible service

      Explore The Register (Mar 14 2011)

      Iceland's Greenqloud debuts an Amazon EC2 compatible service Next month, Iceland startup Greenqloud plans to publicly debut an Amazon EC2-compatible service it claims will be the world's first truly green cloud: its servers are powered using nothing but renewable energy sources, have been customized to reduce the amount of power they consume, and are chilled in a data center that's cooled using Iceland's nippy air. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Iceland   GreenQloud

    2. Capgemini pushes efficiency limits in Swindon data center

      Explore The Register (Oct 12 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Capgemini pushes efficiency limits in Swindon data center Merlin wields thermodynamic magic wand The Merlin data center just opened in Swindon might look like an indoor hockey rink, but it is in fact a bespoke modular data center created by Capgemini to save some bucks pounds euros on power and cooling as it modernizes its computing facilities worldwide.… (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   United Kingdom

    3. Is running a datacentre just like running a kitchen?

      Explore The Register (Jun 17 2010) Power and Cooling , Servers

      Is running a datacentre just like running a kitchen? The number of panels wetted determines the amount of cooling provided; the hotter the incoming air, the more panels the system will automatically activate. In normal operation, the system's main energy usage consists of the 200w water pump that keeps the cooler wet. In the event of over-cooling, a bypass damper allows some or all the air to enter at ambient temperature. According to Vaney, under-cooling has not been an issue, apart from in rare climates such as Singapore, with both very high temperatures and very high humidities. (Read Full Article)

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    4. MySQL.com sites go dark

      Explore The Register (Jul 23 2009) Networking , Servers

      MySQL.com sites go dark MySQL.com has been down for several hours today, after a power outage in the Swedish city where the open-source database project is hosted. This means users and developers were unable to access source code, documentation, discussion groups, and bug tracking. According to Duleepa "Dups" Wijayawardhana of Sun Microsystem's MySQL Community Team, Sun was scheduled to reinforce the project's infrastructure this coming weekend, hoping to avoid this sort of downtime. But the power outage hit before the changes could be made. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Larry Ellison   Sun Microsystems   Oracle