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Let’s Save Data Centres From Stupid Austerity!
Data centres' contribution to our economy will be enormous, and they richly deserve a tax break in the form of a climate change agreement, says Peter Judge
Green Group Tells Data Centres To Run Servers Hotter
IT kit has toughened up, so data centres can turn off the coolers
Apple begins Construction Of ‘Green’ Oregon Data Centre
Yet another server farm located in the Oregon High Desert
Google Opens Data Centre Doors: Gallery
Google’s data centres look like spaceships, and are guarded by Storm Troopers
Google Offers Virtual Tour Of Secretive Data Centres
Google is famous for being very secretive about its data centres, but is now offering the general public virtual tours
IBM PureSystems – A Bit Of Cloud For Mainframes?
IBM PureSystems are a quiet revolution, says IBM's Tikiri Wanduragala
Cloud To Hit 500 Million Users This Year
Consumer adoption of cloud services passed 375 million users in June, ahead of schedule to hit a prediction of 500 million by the end of 2012, according to IHS iSuppli
ARM Targets Energy-Efficient Data Centres With CoreLink
British chip designer has turned its low-power expertise to enterprise networking inside data centres
BMW Shifts Supercomputing To Iceland To Save Emissions
BMW saves 3600 tonnes of carbon - while its cars generate millions more
Data Centre Power Usage Surges 63 Percent
Data centres want more power per rack as the cloud boosts demand
Microsoft Denies Energy Waste At Data Centre
NY Times' data centre energy waste story was just hot air?
Google Buys Wind Energy For Oklahoma Data Centre
Google's wind energy gets Greenpeace going
Microsoft Takes The Data Centre Naughty Chair
Microsoft got caught burning energy simply to reduce a fine. That's just symptomatic of data centres, says Peter Judge
Report Paints Unflattering Picture Of Microsoft Cloud
A New York Times article has highlighted the real-world impact of the data centres powering Microsoft's cloud services
Facebook Data Centre Engineer Develops Troubleshooting Tool
A Facebook engineer has built a heatmap monitoring tool to help troubleshoot data centre infrastructure
Dreamforce 2012: Salesforce.com UK Data Centre In Doubt For 2012
Salesforce.com tells TechWeekEurope no date has been set and it is unsure whether the data centre will materialise this year
Open Compute Publishes Open Rack Data Centre Standard
The Open Compute Project has released its latest hardware specs for more power efficient data centres
Microsoft Cuts Data Centre Waste Water To Zero
Next on the agenda - getting rid of diesel generators and producing energy on the spot
Brocade Extends SDN And Fabric With Router, Switch Additions
Brocade has extended its fabric and software-defined networking (SDN) strategies with new product additions
Cisco Upgrades Firewalls and Anti-Intrusion Products
Cisco has beefed up protection for clouds and data centres with new firewall and intrusion-prevention products
AMD Targets Big Data With SeaMicro Low Power Server
AMD has launched a new low power server thanks to its SeaMicro acquisition, as it looks to ramp up its data centre offerings
Intel Plots Integrated Fabric Controller For Xeon Chips
To provide better cloud and HPC performance, Intel will in future integrate a fabric controller into its server chips
HP Beefs Up Enterprise Security Portfolio
HP has announced widespread improvements to its enterprise security offerings, to better secure the cloud and data centre
If We Cool Our Data Centres With Liquid, What Do We Do Next?
Well done Intel for getting a PUE of 1.02, says Peter Judge. Now let's look beyond the PUE measurement for efficiency
Liquid Cooling For Data Centre Servers Passes Intel Tests
Dunking servers in oil doesn't hurt them, Intel says
VMworld: VMware Launches vCloud Suite And Cloud Ops Forum
New suite for virtual data centres and a cloud promotion package launch at VMworld
Inside the Facebook Green Data Centre: Pictures
Facebook's data centre in Oregon is an energy efficiency leader. We took a look inside
Cisco Records Strong Quarter Thanks To UCS Growth
Cisco has beat analyst expectations thanks to the growth of its cloud and data centre business
Move Over PUE – Here Comes FVER!
PUE is a good data centre efficiency measure, but Peter Hopton thinks FVER might go one better