1. Articles mentioning both ASHRAE and Microsoft Corp

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    1. As Some Data Center Managers Raise the Heat, the Need for Environmental Monitoring Increases

      Explore Information Technology (Aug 29 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

      As Some Data Center Managers Raise the Heat, the Need for Environmental Monitoring Increases ...nto heat and must be appropriately managed with cooling systems that cost money.” As TMCnet noted,  Microsoft's (News - Alert) Dublin, Ireland, data center operates in chiller-less mode, using free outside-air......ll, officials call their product portfolio Dell Fresh Air cooling, and it includes products part of ASHRAE’s A3 and A4 equipment classes, which “cover volume servers, storage products, personal computers an... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   ASHRAE   Dell   Microsoft Corp

    2. Energy Efficiency Guide: Data Center Temperature

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 10 2011) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Energy Efficiency Guide: Data Center Temperature ...pward temperatures. The American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) expanded its recommendations for ambient data center temperatures, raising its recommended upper l......Even a data center user in the Middle East and eBay in Phoenix go without chillers. Both Google and Microsoft operate facilities without chillers, using fresh air cooling. Guest columnists at Data Center Knowl... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   ASHRAE

    3. Exploring the Limits of Datacenter Temperature

      Explore Perspectives (Feb 27 2011) Servers

      Exploring the Limits of Datacenter Temperature ...a Centers Can be Even Warmer Many datacenters are operating reliably well in excess even the newest ASHRAE recommended temp of 81F. For example, back in 2009 Microsoft announced they were operating at least one facility without chillers at 95F As a measure of datacen... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   ASHRAE   James Hamilton

    4. Data Centers Can be Even Warmer

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 22 2011) Servers

      Data Centers Can be Even Warmer ...w for aggressive economization to drive much greater efficiencies then what is achievable using the ASHRAE specs,” said Christian Belady, the General Manager of Data Center Research at Microsoft Global Foundation Services  “My guess is that they realize now that they are  no longer driving the... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Intel   Google

    5. Economizers hit the big time - by Peter Judge

      Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 15 2010)

      Economizers hit the big time - by Peter Judge ...and cooling buildings, and those standards are often cited in building codes around the US.  When ASHRAE  90.1 was announced earlier this year, started a storm of protest from data center owners including......nnounced earlier this year, started a storm of protest from data center owners including Google and Microsoft, who said it was too prescriptive, requiring the use of “economizers”, which reduce the use of refr... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Google   ASHRAE

    6. Moving Beyond ‘Babysitting Servers’

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 7 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Moving Beyond ‘Babysitting Servers’ Are servers spoiled? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer thinks so. “There shouldn’t be people babysitting all these machines,” Ballmer sa......er. Raising the temperature to reduce the power required for cooling has also received a boost from ASHRAE, the industry group for heating and air conditioning professionals, which increased the top end of ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE   Microsoft Corp

    7. Google Leads Criticism Of Green Data Centre Rules

      Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 16 2010) Servers

      Google Leads Criticism Of Green Data Centre Rules ...by Google, who claim to represent most of the world’s most advanced data centre operators. Google, Microsoft and Nokia have all signed a blog post, which complains that a bid to extend a building efficiency s......ding efficiency standard to data centres will cause problems because it is “too prescriptive”. The ASHRAE 90.1 standard from building efficiency, from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Nokia   Google   The Green Grid

    8. Ashrae Responds to Data Centers' Opposition to Proposal

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 14 2010) Power and Cooling

      Ashrae Responds to Data Centers' Opposition to Proposal ...VAC organization The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (www.ashrae.org) has responded to an open letter signed by representives from leading data centers, who wrote e......, including power usage effectiveness (PUE), are employed." On Monday, representatives from Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Digital Realty Trust, DuPont Fabros Technology and Nokia issued a joint statement rejectin... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Europe   Google

    9. Google Leads Charge against Data Center Standard

      Explore environmentalleader.com (Apr 14 2010)

      Google Leads Charge against Data Center Standard Google, Microsoft, Nokia, and Amazon, among others, are charging that new efficiency requirements proposed by a stand......, reports PC World. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently proposed the amendments (PDF) to its efficiency standard for buildings, ASHRAE [...] (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Nokia   Amazon.com   ASHRAE

    10. Google, Tech Firms: Data Center Efficiency Standard Could Stifle Innovation

      Explore Earth2Tech (Apr 12 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Google, Tech Firms: Data Center Efficiency Standard Could Stifle Innovation ...ciency standard from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The objecting tech group, which also includes Microsoft, Amazon, Nokia, Digital Realty Trust, and Dupont Fabros Technology, says that because the standard ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Nokia   Amazon.com   Google

    11. Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 4 2010) Servers

      Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency ...otection Agency’s Energy Star Program, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the HVAC industry group ASHRAE. * Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency The Green Data Centers Channel is brought to yo......s a dramatic change from a year ago, when the industry was fragmented,” said Christian Belady of Microsoft. “All these organizations are starting to speak the same language and work together effectively. Al... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

    12. A Standard for Data Center Containers?

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 18 2009) Construction , Container

      A Standard for Data Center Containers? ...ecification that many vendors have configurations for, but you need to keep in mind that’s based on Microsoft’s requirements and might not meet yours. Until the Green Grid, ASHRAE, or other such standards body starts looking to drive standards in this space, its probably somethi... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

    13. Valet Parking the Data Center Container: Part II

      Explore | CTO Edge (Nov 9 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

      Valet Parking the Data Center Container: Part II ...uipment. Dell has a 40-foot “Double Decker” consisting of two stacked containers that were used for Microsoft’s new data center near Chicago. The bottom container holds the IT equipment; the top contains the s......“cold” aisle is what most data center customers would consider “server-cide” and is well beyond the ASHRAE 9.9 expanded temperature envelope (which tops out at 80°F), HP seems willing to back it up ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   ASHRAE   IBM

    14. Mike Manos: A Practical Guide to the Early Days of Data Center Containers

      Explore LooseBolts (Oct 30 2009) Construction , Container

      Mike Manos: A Practical Guide to the Early Days of Data Center Containers ...ecification that many vendors have configurations for, but you need to keep in mind that’s based on Microsoft’s requirements and might not meet yours. Until the Green Grid, ASHRAE, or other such standards body starts looking to drive standards in this space, its probably somethi... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   ASHRAE   IBM

    15. Microsoft’s Chiller-less Data Center

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 24 2009) Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Microsoft’s Chiller-less Data Center ...g the company’s “Live” suite of online services for users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Microsoft also said it can run its server rooms at temperatures of up to 95 degrees F (35 degrees Celsius), m......a center. n January the American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) expanded its recommendations for ambient data center temperatures, raising its recommended upper l... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Europe   Google   ASHRAE

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