Vantage plants energy-efficient data center in the Valley

Explore GigaOM (Feb 15 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

...se the building has to support multiple clients, it is more customized than the massive Amazon or Facebook data centers that are held up as paragons of energy efficiency. “We can’t have a one-size-fits all ......MW, it’s like having a second building,” he said. The Santa Clara facilities run off a dedicated Silicon Valley Power substation and buy their power at wholesale rates, Ness said. Another source of ... (Read Full Article)

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Mozilla to Keynote Technology Convergence Conference

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jan 23 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

...agement, security and virtualization. This track will feature presenters from Sybase, MGI Research, Facebook and Lockheed Martin. The event will also resume its monitoring track titled “Facilities, Operations......, management and strategic planning. Participants include Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, USPS and Silicon Valley Power. For additional information on the 2012 Technology Convergence Conference visit our Events Calendar... (Read Full Article)

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Apple Adding Data Center in Silicon Valley

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...s campus. Santa Clara is the data center capital of Silicon Valley because the local power company, Silicon Valley Power, offers slightly lower rates than those available from PG&E in surrounding towns. Data center servi......rthern Virginia, Chicago and New Jersey. The company’s tenants include Microsoft, Yahoo, Google and Facebook. DFT’s Santa Clara site will be built in two phases, each with 18.2 megawatts of capacity ... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook and eBay Share Energy Tips for Data Centers

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Facebook and eBay shared some tips this week for improving efficiency and cutting energy bills in data cente... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook Saves Big By Retooling its Cooling

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Facebook’s efforts to make its data centers more energy efficiency isn’t limited to its new facility in Oreg......, Calif., slashing the facility’s annual energy bill by $229,000 and earning a $294,761 rebate from Silicon Valley Power. The company shared details of its efficiency project today at the Data Center Efficiency Summit... (Read Full Article)

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