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    1. Colt receives Uptime certification for M&O

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Feb 2 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

      Colt receives Uptime certification for M&O

      ; London 3 becomes first data center in Europe to be recognized for site management using the standard 2 February 2012 by Penny Jones - DatacenterDynamics Print Colt's Guy Ruddock Colt has become the first data center operator in Europe to receive the Uptime Institute’s Management & Operations certification for a data center, which covers third-party assurance for site management. Colt had to undergo extensive a

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      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Uptime Institute

    2. Free cooling cuts AC use by 75% at Brooklyn data center

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Feb 1 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Free cooling cuts AC use by 75% at Brooklyn data center

      GalaxyVisions and its subsidiary ColoGuard have reduced usage of mechanical air conditioning at their shared Brooklyn data center by 75% since implementation of airside economization at the facility two years ago.

      GalaxyVisions VP of operations Ruben Magurdumov said deployment of an airside economizer at the company’s facility in the New York City borough gave the company substantial efficiency advantages, even with this winter’s unusually warm weather.

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    3. Rittal direct free cools the cabinet

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jan 26 2012) Power and Cooling , Servers

      Rittal direct free cools the cabinet Rittal made a number of announcements this week, including a cabinet that can be bolted on to an outside wall to make use of free air cooling. The cabinet specialist said its latest Modular Safe offering Extend is designed for medium-sized users. It makes use of horizontal air flow with separate cold and hot sides with cooled air from outside directed in from of the IT system. “The cooling unit is installed between the side panel of the Modular Safe and the outer wall on the site,” Rittal said. (Read Full Article)

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    4. Illinois supercomputing center gets LEED Gold

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jan 10 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Supercomputer

      Facility built to support Blue Waters supercomputer 11 January 2012 by Yevgeniy Sverdlik Print The National Petascale Computing Facility at the University of Illinois The newly built data center at the University of Illinois that will soon support one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers received LEED Gold certification from the US Green Building Council. Even with 24MW of critical load, the Natio (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   National Science Foundation   US Green Building Council   LEED

    5. DCD London: Iceland prepares for data center demand

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Dec 2 2011)

      DCD London: Iceland prepares for data center demand Icelandic state and Arion bank-owned Farice ehf is putting in a new IP Transit service to meet demands from the growing data center industry in Iceland. It announced extension to its subsea cable links between Iceland and Europe at DatacenterDynamics CONVERGED, held at the London ExCel exhibition center yesterday. Farice said the new IP transit service offers 1GbE and 10GbE ports under a wholesale agreement for customers with IPv4 and IPv6 AS numbers. Farcie IP transit service product manager Orn Orrason said customers have been demanding a greater variety of services and lower bandwidth costs and better links to the rest of the world. “The service is targeted towards demanding data center customers and telecom service providers seeking a cost effective and high availability internet access from Iceland,” Orrason said. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Farice

    6. US hosting and colocation news roundup

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 16 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

      US hosting and colocation news roundup QTS data center in Atlanta gets LEED Gold Colocation services provider QTS received a LEED Gold certification for its mega-data center in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The company bought the 990,000 sq ft facility in 2007, after which it implemented a number of measures to increase its energy efficiency. These included collecting rainwater to supplement water supply for the cooling system among other improvements, which collectively reduced the data center’s Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) by 11.4%. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   LEED   Telx

    7. The taxing issues in London today

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 16 2011) Emissions

      The taxing issues in London today There are very few occasions when an industry breathes a sigh of relief because of a new tax. But after a year of debate, confusion and sitting on the fence, the UK data center industry didexactly that. The government had announced its Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) — first meant to be a complicated ranking, measuring and carbon-charging solution — would now be a simple tax. It was the topic that dominated last year’s DatacenterDynamics London event. Most speakers, regardless of whether they were from the engineering or design side of the data center, had something to say about it. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   Carbon Trust

    8. The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturity

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 15 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

      The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturity The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturityDatacenterDynamics“The same revolution is now happening in data center production and deployment, building greater potential for cost savings and increased energy efficiency.” Manufacturing pre-engineered modules at a factory before deploying them at a data center site ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Cisco

    9. Swedish operator plans to package design in to modular data center

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 14 2011) Construction , Container , Power and Cooling

      Swedish operator plans to package design in to modular data center Swedish operator plans to package design in to modular data centerDatacenterDynamicsIt is free cooling, and can be used anywhere in the world,” Karlung says. The power module, however, can be used as a built-in part of the solution, or omitted by companies choosing to use a different solution. The modules themselves, if more than one ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook   MDC Stockholm

    10. UK government releases first CRC league table

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 10 2011) Carbon Reduction Commitment

      UK government releases first CRC league table It may no longer apply to carbon credits but the first UK Government CRC energy Efficiency Scheme league table, released yesterday, still has its critics. The biggest accusation has been it does not provide a true indication of how a company’s energy efficiency measures – the table only measures actions taken over the last year, and some have said it penalizes data centers that were designed to be efficient built before this period. In July, DCD blogger Ian Bitterlin, CTO for Ark Continuity, said he thought the league table would fail to drive incentive given there is no longer any monetary value beyond goodwill attached the table (read Bitterlin’s blog post here) (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Carbon Reduction Commitment   Carbon Trust

    11. Why locate your data center in the Netherlands

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 10 2011)

      Why locate your data center in the Netherlands Why locate your data center in the NetherlandsDatacenterDynamicsIn the Netherlands, the role of the outsourced data center has become even more important as the Dutch Government increases focus on reducing CO2 emissions. The recent Multiple Year Energy Efficiency Agreement (Meerjarenafspraak Energie Efficientie) ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Cisco   Netherlands

    12. Global Switch gets planning consent for $300m Singapore data center

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 9 2011)

      Global Switch gets planning consent for $300m Singapore data center Global Switch gets planning consent for $300m Singapore data centerDatacenterDynamicsIn a statement Global Switch said: "Singapore 2 will be a leading example of an environmentally sustainable data centre incorporating innovative design initiatives aimed at achieving long-term energy efficiency. Every aspect of the design has been ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   LEED

    13. NTT lowers PUE and expects big savings following DCIM implementation

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 8 2011) Servers

      NTT lowers PUE and expects big savings following DCIM implementation NTT America has deployed an energy-management system at two large US data centers in two major markets, expecting the system to bring major energy-cost savings and realizing Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) improvement. Following a successful pilot implementation of Vigilent's energy management system at its data center in San Jose, California, NTT America has implemented the solution at full scale at the San Jose facility and at its Sterling, Virginia, data center – the provider's two largest US facilities. Collectively, NTT expects the move to result in about US$630,000 in savings on energy costs per year, the company said Tuesday. Kazuhiro Gomi, president and CEO of NTT America, said the company's motivations in implementing the Vigilent solution went beyond its own cost savings. “Equally important is our enterprise customers' interest in, and support of, energy efficiency both from the environmental and cost reduction avenues,” he said. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   NTT

    14. Australia data center news roundup

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 7 2011) Carbon Tax , Cloud Computing

      Australia data center news roundup Australia’s Federal Government said it will consider making data centers in the country exempt from its new carbon tax, passed as the Clean Energy Bill 2011 in October this year and due to come in place with Senate approval, if such a move is needed to keep data center activity onshore. In a report by The Australian last month, a spokesman for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said the government was monitoring the impact of the tax on the sector, and especially the impact the carbon tax could have on the burgeoning cloud computing market. He did say no exemption was being considered at the moment, but it was looking into reports that a number of companies had reconsidered plans to spend millions on new data centers, instead opting to move cloud operations offshore. (Read Full Article)

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    15. Data centers move Italian Army closer the Cloud

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 4 2011) Monitoring , Cloud Computing

      Data centers move Italian Army closer the Cloud Data center design and build company Italtel, with Cisco, has constructed two data centers for the Italian Army in Rome and Padua. The data centers, which use Cisco switching and computing technology, are the first step in a major IT refresh for the Italian Army, which is moving towards a cloud computing environment. Italtel CEO Stefano Pileri refered to the data center as ‘nodes of concentration and virtualization’ that he said will allow the Italian Army to carry out consolidation plans and virtualize its computing resources with a view to reducing its physical server count and removing network complexity. “The paradigm of cloud computing – reinforced with next-generation IP networks, which can ensure safety and reliability of access, management and virtualization – is one of the key pieces of the path of innovation proposed by Italtel to businesses and government agencies,” Pileri said. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Cisco

    16. Trans Atlantic cable Iceland landing point identified

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 2 2011)

      Trans Atlantic cable Iceland landing point identified Iceland's ThorDC and trans Atlantic cable company Emerald Express Trans-Atlantic Cable System announced the Iceland landing point in Grindavik, Reykjanes, Iceland which is set to be launched in December 2012. The planned 100x100 Gbps network will link North America and Europe with landing points in New Foundland Canada and Ireland and with a spur connecting Iceland. "The Emerald Express System includes a high capacity connection to Iceland, allowing Iceland based data center ThorDC to offer ultra low latency connections to Europe and North America, the other landing points are positioned off Newfoundland and Ireland. The trans-Atlantic marine cable route survey commenced in early August and the Emerald Express System is planned to enter service in December 2012," a statement said. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe

    17. Facebook makes friends near Arctic Circle with data center announcement

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Oct 27 2011) Power and Cooling

      Facebook makes friends near Arctic Circle with data center announcement Facebook makes friends near Arctic Circle with data center announcementDatacenterDynamicsIt is expected to say it is setting up three server halls across 30000sq m which will use free cooling, making the most of the cold climate at the Aurorum Science Park where it will be situated in northern Sweden. A report by UK newspaper the Telegraph ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Facebook   Tom Furlong

    18. Dutch provider opens 12MW Russian data center

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Oct 24 2011) Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

      Dutch provider opens 12MW Russian data center Dutch provider opens 12MW Russian data centerDatacenterDynamicsIt uses on-site gas turbines for co-generation and takes advantage of free cooling. Linxdatacenter has served the Russian market for more than 11 years, the company said. It has had a data center in Moscow for about a decade and the St. Petersburg ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Netherlands

    19. Malaysian developer nears kit out phase of 120000 sq ft data center

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Oct 14 2011) Monitoring

      Malaysian developer nears kit out phase of 120000 sq ft data center Malaysian developer nears kit out phase of 120000 sq ft data centerDatacenterDynamics... trends in capacity utilization to ensure optimal management. In bringing together a consortium of companies with industry-leading expertise in their respective fields, we have found a winning formula for a sustainable, cutting-edge green data center.”and more » (Read Full Article)

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    20. Savvis on the future of colocation

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Oct 6 2011)

      Savvis on the future of colocation Savvis on the future of colocationDatacenterDynamicsWhat does it see as the biggest challenge with the green data center moving forward? Ensuring that systems and processes are in place to deliver the environmental compliance and monitoring data required within and across all of the geographies where we ... (Read Full Article)

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    21. HP to build Cloud data center for Range in China

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Oct 3 2011) Emissions , Cloud Computing

      HP to build Cloud data center for Range in China HP to build Cloud data center for Range in ChinaDatacenterDynamics“HP will give us end-to-end support for data center design as well as cloud technologies to help us open a green data center and further strengthen the economic development of China,” she said. Range's Lanfgang campus will include data centers, ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   IBM

    22. Get your slice of ComEd's US$0.5m for data centers

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Sep 30 2011) Cloud Computing

      Get your slice of ComEd's US$0.5m for data centers ComEd, the largest utility in the State of Illinois, has set aside US$500,000 to give data center operators that go the extra mile and invest in better energy efficiency of their facilities. The data center portion of the utility's energy efficiency rebate program, called Smart Ideas for Your Business, is in a pilot stage, Robert Jericho, senior energy efficiency program manger at ComEd said. ComEd's goal is for the program to push its data center customers to reduce energy consumption by a minimum of 6,500MWh. Jericho is speaking at the upcoming DatacenterDynamics conference in Chicago on 6 October. He will present alongside Michael Taylor and John Greco of KEMA, one of the companies ComEd partnered with to deliver the energy efficiency program for data centers. (Read Full Article)

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    23. Opera signs with data center in the US

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Sep 29 2011) Cloud Computing

      Opera signs with data center in the US The Norwegian search engine said it chose Fortress because of its use of renewable energy, its low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and its high availability of fiber. Opera Program manager for hosting Trygve Jarholt said Opera is increasingly looking to green data center operations, much like search giant Google, as its operations grow. “Going green means going in the right direction,” Jarholt said. “Opera is more than doubling the traffic each year, and we need partners who can support our requirements as a fast growing, data center intensive company, as well as keeping Mother Nature happy.” Fortress Colocation Centers use 2N cooling and offers metered power. It has facilities in the West cost of the US, including in Washington and Seattle. Opera also signed up with Thor data center in Iceland last year, which boasts the use of 100% renewable energy. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Google

    24. What green really means for colos

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Sep 29 2011) Carbon Footprint , Carbon Tax , Cloud Computing

      What green really means for colos A number of enterprise data centers built over the past five years have gained attention because they are considered ‘green’. You only have to look at Facebook, Google and Yahoo!, all of which are using innovative and environmentally friendly cooling, building on brownfield sites and investing in renewable energy. And over the past two years colocation players have also started to make green headlines. Capgemini opened its Merlin data center inthe UK last year with an expected PUE of 1.1. Telecity opened its Condorcet data center in Paris, which sends heat into an arboretum being used to predict the effects of climate change. EvoSwitch opened a data center in Amsterdam promising a low carbon footprint, and a number of new entrants, including Verne Global (which announced what is supposed to be one of the 'greenest' data centers in the world just this week) and Deep Green, are building out ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   Verne Global