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Google Patents Modular Heat Exchangers For Data Centres
Google patent promises more efficient data centres by positioning heat exchangers right behind the servers
Amazon And Google Denied G-Cloud Entry ‘As Clouds Not Government Ready’
Exclusive: We find that AWS and Google are keen for G-Cloud but can't get on it
Tell TechWeekEurope All About Your UPS
Let's not overlook the humble UPS. Tell us about yours.....
TechWeekEurope Announces Tech Success Awards Shortlist
Our Tech Success awards scheme is off to a flying start with a strong shortlist for the first year
Peer 1 Saves With Evaporative Data Centre Cooling
Peer 1 wants a record score for its data centre cooling
Apple Delays Opening Of Futuristic Cupertino HQ
The arrival of Apple's new futuristic 'doughnut' headquarters in Cupertino is still some years away
If PUE Is A Standard – What Does The Green Grid Do Next?
The Green Grid's PUE standard is on its way to ISO. Peter Judge wonders what that leaves for IT efficiency warriors to do
India’s Wipro Tops Greenpeace Green Electronics List
Wipro has won Greenpeace's praise but Apple and Dell get criticism
Data Centre Information Is Power
Gathering data isn't enough to make your data centre efficient, says Peter Judge, you need intelligence
NVidia Launches Tesla K20 GPU Supercomputer Units
NVidia's new Tesla K20 GPU units power the world's fastest supercomputer - for now
German Company Creates ERP Device Based On Raspberry Pi
The orange box can support up to three users, will ship before the end of the year
Cray Wants Supercomputer Crown With 100 Petaflop XC30
Cray XC30's Aries interconnects put it ahead of Titan
20 Petaflop Titan Supercomputer Is World’s Fastest: Gallery
A closer look at Titan, the world's fastest supercomputer
Bangor University Scientists Boost Fibre Speeds To 20Gbps
Technology developed at Bangor University could allow a massive speed boost over the fibre infrastructure currently in use
Did New York’s Hurricane Response Change Everything?
Hurricane Sandy got global warming on the agenda and highlighted data centre energy use, says Peter Judge
Tech Breakthrough Could Double Mobile Device Battery Life
MIT scientists have developed a power amplifier technology that requires 50 percent less power
AMD Aims For The Cloud With Opteron 6300 Launch
The new processor series offers higher performance while making financial sense, says AMD
Samsung Touts SSD Potential For Green Data Centers
Samsung continues to argue that solid state drives (SSDs) can make for more energy efficient data centres
Fuel Buckets Keep New York Data Centre Live Through The Hurricane
Peer 1 remained online, thanks to a bucket brigade carrying fuel up 18 floors
Wireless Charging: Qi Claims Lead On Powermat’s PMA
Qi wireless charging is way ahead of Powermat, says Wireless Power Consortium chair Menno Treffers.
ARM Cortex 64-bit Chips Designs Uncloaked
Fresh designs promise more power and more efficiency
Google And Starbucks Back Powermat’s PMA Wireless Charging Tech
Rival Qi group claims big lead in the market, though
US Operators Assess Damage After Hurricane Sandy
American operators are struggling to restore mobile services after Hurricane Sandy hit the US east coast
Google Offers Hurricane Sandy Safety Alerts
Google has collated all public safety alerts as the US east coast struggles to recover from Hurricane Sandy
Acer: We Are Aggressive About Touch
Acer’s Jerry Kao talks to TechWeekEurope about the future of touchscreen
Hurricane Sandy Takes Out Huffington Post, Gawker
New York-based servers are taken out by the Frankenstorm
AMD Partners With ARM To Sell Efficient Server Chips
New partner to continue the struggle against Intel in the data centre
20 Petaflop Titan Supercomputer Set To Aid Scientific Research
World's fastest open-science supercomputer uses CPU-GPU combination to improve energy effiency
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