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    1. Data Centers: How a Modern Smart Grid Can Support the Core of our Digital

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      Data Centers: How a Modern Smart Grid Can Support the Core of our Digital
      Data centers are a vital cog in our digital world. As data centers become increasingly important, we need to look at the infrastructure behind them: the electric power grid. The grid is aging infrastructure designed in the 20th century well before the advent of digital services like those provided by data centers – and it's simply not suited to meet the power demands of data centers. Data centers depend on a reliable supply of electricity in order to perform 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Toda
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      Mentions: Gartner

    2. The Fracked Internet: Data Centers Could Emerge on Gas Fields

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      The Fracked Internet: Data Centers Could Emerge on Gas Fields
      Could data centers someday stand alongside drilling rigs in the Marcellus Shale gas fields? It is an increasing possibility, says an energy expert at an international buildings efficiency firm. Data centers are sometimes built for the exclusive use of such giants as Google and Facebook, but most of them are intended for hosting companies, which process data for multiple tenants. Packed with servers, data centers can consume as much electricity for air conditioning as they use for data processing
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      Mentions: Apple Iceland Google
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