-
-
Categories
-
Data Center Design:
Construction,
Container,
Data Center Outages,
Monitoring,
Power and Cooling
Policy: Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Carbon Tax, Emissions
Power: Biomass, Fossil Fuel, Fuel Cell, Geothermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
Application: Cloud Computing, Grid Computing
Technology: Microblogging, Networking, Servers, Storage, Supercomputer
-
About eBay
eBay was born over Labor Day weekend in 1995, when Pierre Omidyar, a computer programmer, wrote the code for an auction website that he ran from his home computer.
Today, Omidyar's hobby is known as eBay, the world's largest online marketplace - where practically anyone can sell practically anything at any time. It's an idea that BusinessWeek once called "nothing less than a virtual, self-regulating global economy."
With a presence in 39 markets, including the U.S., and approximately 84 million active users worldwide, eBay has changed the face of Internet commerce. In 2007, the total value of sold items on eBay's trading platforms was nearly $60 billion. This means that eBay users worldwide trade more than $1,900 worth of goods on the site every second.
The benefit to consumers is clear: eBay provides an open trading platform where the market determines the value of items that are sold. Over the years, the site has become a cultural barometer of sorts, providing a view into what objects consumers want most at any time.
Since its initial public offering in 1998, the company has continued to innovate and connect people - and not just through its marketplaces. Two critical acquisitions have made eBay Inc. a global leader in online payments and communications as well.
-
Related Topics
Grading Google's carbon neutral claims
52 articles also mentioned GoogleWho Has the Most Web Servers?
41 articles also mentioned FacebookGrading Google's carbon neutral claims
37 articles also mentioned Microsoft CorpGrading Google's carbon neutral claims
30 articles also mentioned Amazon.comGrading Google's carbon neutral claims
28 articles also mentioned Appleebay to get power boost from Bloom Energy
21 articles also mentioned Bloom EnergyThe Technology Inside Apple’s New iDataCenter
20 articles also mentioned At&T -
Quotes about eBay
-
“ The eBay win is a testimonial to the merits of flash in large-scale environments and a significant vote of confidence for Nimbus' combination of network-attached flash storage with management software. ”
In eBay Buys 100 Terabytes of Nimbus Flash Memory
-
-
-
Mentioned In 147 Articles
-
Are IT Data Centers Emerging as a 'Killer App' for Green Power? Part 2
Explore Renewable Energy World (May 24 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Solar , Wind , Cloud Computing
...(MWh) of power to the data center annually. Other companies deploying solar at data centers include eBay (665 kW), Facebook (100 kW), i/o Data Centers (4.5 MW), McGraw-Hill Companies (14.1 MW), and Qualit...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Apple Greenpeace Facebook
-
Cutting through the Myth, what is a Modular Data Center
Explore greenm3.com (May 18 2012) Construction
I've been writing about modular/container data centers for a while and I stopped trying to post on all the different news. How bad is it? How about 35 suppliers. See what DatacenterKnowledge posts. A Shift in the Modular Conversation This year’s Uptime Symposium reflected an ongoing shift in the industry discussion of modular designs, with a growing focus on economics and other factors directly tied to purchasing ...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: DataCenterKnowledge eBay
-
Will Facebook’s IPO Have a Web Hosting Impact?
Explore Web Host Industry Review (May 17 2012)
...atment to its APIs. “Facebook has kept a tight lid on its APIs and for good reason. But ask Amazon, eBay, and other Internet giants where their business models are heading and it’s about opening up as muc...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Amazon.com Europe Yahoo
-
Uptime: Modular Design Offers CapEx Savings
Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 17 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling
...that much money being spent on modular.” One large company that has investing in modular designs is eBay, which has modules from Dell and HP housed on the roof of its Phoenix data center that can use free...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Digital Realty Data Center Knowledge Dan Golding
-
Data Centers Scale Up Their Solar Power
Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 14 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing
... which has been online since 2006 and currently powers office buildings housing AT&T and Comcast. + eBay – E-commerce giant eBay recently unveiled its largest solar installation to date today, situated atop its “Topaz” data cent...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Apple Cisco DuPont Fabros
-
5 green data center tips from eBay's Project Mercury
Explore zdnet.com (May 11 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers
...'s latest facility can be tuned to operate at a PUE of less than 1.2. 5 green data center tips from eBay's Project Mercury By Heather Clancy | May 11, 2012, 3:05am PDT Summary: Despite its location in sc... (Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: The Green Grid Uptime Institute eBay
-
Where does your data center trash go? by Doug Mohney
Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 9 2012)
...s. Today, paper tends to be diverted to a recycling bin and surplus computer hardware can now go on eBay or picked up on consignment by any number of third-party dealers for parts or recycling. But the i...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Doug Mohney eBay
-
A green Hadoop could manage solar-powered data centers
Explore GigaOM (May 8 2012) Construction , Solar , Cloud Computing , Servers
...is building a 20 MW solar panel farm at its data center in Maiden, North Carolina, and Facebook and eBay have their own smaller solar systems, too. But because the sun is variable — it only shines during ...
(Read Full Article)
-
Cloudscaling Joins Open Data Center Alliance
Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 7 2012) Cloud Computing
...pioneers who deployed infrastructure at mega-scale at such companies as AWS, GoGrid, RightScale and eBay. As a contributor member, Cloudscaling will participate with the ODCA Infrastructure Technical Work...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Deutsche Bank eBay
-
Uptime Institute Symposium to Feature Modular Data Center Tour
Explore Web Host Industry Review (May 2 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing
...po passes also provide access to Symposium content on May 14th including keynote presentations from eBay, as well as presentations from companies such as Greenpeace and HP, an evening networking reception...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Greenpeace Amazon.com Uptime Institute
-
Bloom Energy Brings on Big Customers
Explore energyandcapital.com (May 2 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fuel Cell , Servers
...l companies, supplying alternative energy system units to major corporations such as Google, Apple, eBay, Walmart, Caltech, AT&T, and its newest customers: The Coca-Cola Company and NASA. The firm's advan...
(Read Full Article)
-
Sunnyvale-based Bloom Energy expands to East Coast behind NUMMI veteran [San Jose Mercury News, Calif.]
Explore investing.businessweek.com (Apr 30 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Emissions , Fuel Cell
...fuel cells. To date, Bloom has shipped its energy servers primarily to California customers such as eBay (EBAY), Google (GOOG) and NASA Ames. But Bloom is adding customers on the East Coast, and the Delaware pl... (Read Full Article)
-
Apple data center helps fuel Bloom Energy move to east coast
Explore Technology News (Apr 30 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Servers
... LaMonica by Martin LaMonica April 30, 2012 7:42 AM PDT Follow @mlamonica Bloom's Energy Servers at eBay which run on biogas, which Apple also plans to do at its North Carolina data center. Bloom's Energy...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Apple eBay Bloom Energy
-
What you need to know about data centers & biogas
Explore GigaOM (Apr 22 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing
...a biogas project in North Carolina, but Google isn’t specifically connecting that to a data center. eBay has Bloom Energy fuel cells using biogas at its headquarters, but not to my knowledge for its data ...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Apple Greenpeace Google
-
Facebook, eBay Among Uptime Green IT Winners
Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 18 2012) Construction
eBay, Facebook and Verizon Wireless are among the winners in the The Uptime Institute’s 2012 Green Enter...
(Read Full Article)
Comment Mentions: Uptime Institute Facebook Verizon Wireless
-
1-15 of 147 // 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 »
-








Recent Comments
ControlCircle » Gartner: Build your own datacentre rather than hosting
It’s startling that in today’s volatile environment Gartner is prescribing such a high risk strategy. ...
Carbon3IT Ltd » Does efficiency matter when your power is renewable (and affordable)? - By Peter Judge
Peter, do you really think that this is good practice?, as you say its like ...
See all recent comments