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Wind could supply electrical power to portable data centers off the grid

Explore VentureBeat (Aug 1 2011) Container , Solar , Wind , Cloud Computing

“We want to develop more renewable energy sources for future data center computing needs,” said Steven ... which can offer 95 percent greater energy efficiency compared to traditional data centers. HP will lend its expertise in energy-efficient design ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Hewlett Packard   Advanced Micro Devices   Adobe

Zynga investing own money to build data centers

Explore VentureBeat (Jul 5 2011)

One of the little-known facts about social game giant Zynga is that it’s one of the biggest operators of cloud computing infrastructure, built to support its current customer base of more than 281 million monthly active users. For much of its four-year history, Zynga has relied on a third-party hosting company, Amazon Web Services, for the hardware infrastructure for its server-based games such as FarmVille on Facebook. But to cut costs and diversify its risks, Zynga is now investing more money in building its own data centers, according to the company’s initial public offering filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Amazon.com   Google

A tour inside Silicon Valley's newest (freezing cold) secret data center

Explore VentureBeat (Nov 19 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

VentureBeatA tour inside Silicon Valley's newest (freezing cold) secret data centerVentureBeatOver time, Smith says, the company is looking for advances in both server and energy efficiency. In servers, low-power microprocessors with multiple ...and more » (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Steve Smith   Bloom Energy