10 questions to ask your next data center

Explore edgeblog (Jan 23 2012) Cloud Computing

...components. Often times, they will refer to themselves as “tier III” or “tier IV,” referring to the Uptime Institute’s definitions of the four tiers of data centers. Tier III is defined as being concurrently maintain......tions has the data center earned, and do they undergo annual audits to maintain them? SSAE 16, PCI, LEED Gold, Energy Star, FISMA, HIPAA, SCIF, Tier IV. There are a multitude of certification programs ... (Read Full Article)

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2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

...oration: Harrisonburg, Virginia This highly redundant, highly secure trusted cloud facility won the Uptime Institute 2011 Green Enterprise IT Audacious Idea award for recycling cooling water to irrigate the data cen...... dioxide. PUE: 1.2 to 1.3 Vantage: Santa Clara, California This data center hosting facility earned LEED Platinum certification, the greenest classification from the US Green Building Council. The ... (Read Full Article)

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Europe adds new green data centers, New Jersey overbuilds - by doug mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 16 2011)

...nter Dynamics reports Equinix is building its third data center in Amsterdam.  This one will follow LEED best practices and use hot and cold storage in ground wells to reduce the need for powered cooling.......ervices. The company participates in the Green Grid Consortium and is also a founding member of the Uptime Institute’s European Chapter and a member of the European Commission's DG Joint Research Committee on ... (Read Full Article)

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A Data Vault With a Green Complexion

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 26 2011) Solar , Cloud Computing , Servers

...nd has also shown an unusual commitment to industry certifications, gaining validation from The Uptime Institute as a Tier III data center, while pursuing a Gold-level certification under the LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program for energy efficient building. The Vault also intends to gain acceptance as an Energy Star... (Read Full Article)

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What is a green data center?

Explore Environmental Information, Green News (Mar 22 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...tricity used by the computing equipment. The typical data center has a PUE of 2.5, according to the Uptime Institute. A green data center opened in March 2011 in Colorado Springs, Colorado by shipping giant FedEx has...... a PUE of 1.28, the company says. Energy use is just one factor in attaining certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, a voluntary rating system for ... (Read Full Article)

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FedEx Unveils "Green" Data Center in Colorado Springs

Explore Corporate Social Responsibility News (Feb 16 2011) Power and Cooling

...tional 26,000 square feet. Recently, FedEx applied for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification of the EDC-W. LEED certification is the benchmark for buildings that are designed, constructed and operated sustainabl......ghts, etc. versus the amount of electricity used to run the computing environment. According to the Uptime Institute, the typical data center has an average PUE of 2.5. The EDC-W PUE is 1.28, with a ... (Read Full Article)

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Wipro Confirms North Carolina Data Center

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 16 2010)

...f-the art data center,” continued Mr. Kishore. Wipro plans to construct the data center to meet the Uptime Institute’s requirements for a Tier III facility and says it will pursue LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification as a sustainable building. T5 Partner... (Read Full Article)

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Microsoft Citizenship Report: Data Centers consume 50% Less Energy

Explore environmentalleader.com (Oct 22 2010) Emissions

...y average is currently 2; optimal energy use is 1) by 2012. In May, the software company won the Uptime Institute’s Audacious Idea Award for its data center efficiency strategy. The report covers Microsoft’s pe......s projected electricity savings of up to 47 million kWh. The company also targets silver or greater LEED standards for its buildings, which typically consume 20 percent less energy than traditional buildi... (Read Full Article)

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Ice balls help data center go green

Explore Business Technology Leadership (Oct 13 2010) Fossil Fuel , Solar

...ace. Slessman says I/O expects the facility to receive Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification by mid-2011, and the company is working on making the facility one of the few......lity one of the few data centers to receive a Tier IV (99.995% availability) certification from The Uptime Institute. I/O's ultimate goal for the Phoenix facility, says Slessman, is "to be the only commercially ... (Read Full Article)

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PwC Meets 20 Percent Carbon-Reduction Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Explore PR Newswire (Sep 20 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

...is one of the most environmentally friendly in the nation. The data center opened in and received a LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally-sustainable constru... (Read Full Article)

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How A Good PUE Can Save 10 Megawatts

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 13 2010)

...utilization.” What’s an ‘Average’ PUE? There is some debate about the industry average for PUE. The Uptime Institute, which tracks the operations of a group of enterprise data centers, says the average PUE is 2.5. Ot......erm requirements. The campus is home to three data centers with a Platinum or Gold rating under the LEED standard for energy efficient buildings. “We knew our PUEs would be good based ... (Read Full Article)

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Merlin: Modularity Drives Efficiency

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Sep 7 2010) Construction , Power and Cooling

...rtedly have the UK Environmental Agency as its anchor tenant, and plans to pursue certification for LEED status from the U.S. Green Building Council as well as a Tier III certification from The Uptime Institute. * Merlin: Modularity Drives Efficiency * Merlin: Modularity Drives Efficiency September 7th, 2010... (Read Full Article)

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Data Centers Target Higher Energy Efficiency, Lower Carbon Footprint

Explore environmentalleader.com (Sep 3 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Solar , Wind , Servers

...ment. The data center is seeking gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED for New Construction Rating System. In the northeast, MetLife’s Troy, N.Y., data center claims car......ter and houses MetLife information technology (IT) operations and systems. MetLife was named to the Uptime Institute’s Global Green 100 list for its energy-efficiency achievements in the operation of its enterprise I... (Read Full Article)

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Powering up the modern data center

Explore Construction Digital (May 5 2010) Construction , Servers

... JRM Technology LLC data center is the first such facility in downtown Chicago, and will be seeking LEED Gold certification upon its completion next year. Paul Schlattman is the V.P. of ESD’s Mission C......y have to keep operating, so and they build a completely new electrical infrastructure, pursuant to Uptime Institute Tier 3 design configurations, in a two-end end design. They design twice the need in separate ... (Read Full Article)

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California Plans Fast Data Center Consolidation

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 11 2010) Construction , Solar

... also emphasizes the need to house applications in a Tier III or Tier IV data center, based on the Uptime Institute reliability scale. State May Seek Third-Party Space In most cases, agencies will migrate applicatio......00 a month since moving from an aging Sacramento site to the Vacaville facility, which has earned a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification, the company said today. LEED is a voluntary ... (Read Full Article)

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Q&A: Verne Global on Iceland Data Center

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Jan 25 2010) Construction , Power and Cooling , Emissions , Cloud Computing

...ganization Wellcome Trust (www.wellcome.ac.uk). The 430,600-square-foot facility is designed around LEED Gold standards to benefit from Iceland's infrastructure and environment, using free cooling, renewa......he world-class facilities that Verne Global employs in all its data centers. KEF001 will exceed the Uptime Institute's Tier III standard for facility infrastructure. The data center site will offer both redundant acc... (Read Full Article)

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PwC packs a punch

Explore Computerworld (Oct 19 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

...ironment. Ultimately, we ended up with a Tier 3-plus data center," Regan adds. As classified by the Uptime Institute, Tier 2 data centers have a single, non-redundant distribution path serving the IT infrastructure, ......tribution paths serving the IT racks. PwC expects the data center to receive Gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the U.S. Green Building Council. Largely because of the new data center, PwC ... (Read Full Article)

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For Green Data Centers, Tech Firms Pick up Where LEED Left off

Explore GigaOM (Sep 8 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers

...e importantly, she lays out some of the pitfalls, one of which is the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification program. Who could possibly have a problem with a system that’s inspiring some of the...... office tower teeming with employees. Fortunately, a coalition that includes The Green Grid and the Uptime Institute, has submitted new standards to the U.S. Green Building Council specific to data center ... (Read Full Article)

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HCL Invests in Next-Generation Green Data Center in New Jersey ...

Explore Marketwire (Aug 3 2009) Cloud Computing

...-of-the-art facility. The facility has been designed for mission-critical systems conforming to the Uptime Institute's TIER III guidelines. Additionally, the facility follows the LEED guidelines established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). "We believe that our investment ... (Read Full Article)

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Citi’s Green Data Centers Provide Environmental and Business Benefits

Explore financetech.com (May 20 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling , Emissions , Cloud Computing , Servers

...ovement on Wall Street over the past two years. The financial services conglomerate has built three LEED-certified data centers -- LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the U.S. Green Building Council's rating system for designing and constructing energy-efficient......dings -- in Frankfurt; Georgetown, Texas; and Singapore. In April, the Department of Energy and the Uptime Institute recognized Citi -- the only Wall Street firm in ... (Read Full Article)

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