Google's App Engine outage at the end of February provides a graphic example of why datacenter managers need to have accurate and tested disaster recovery and business continuity plans in place.
With a projected PUE below 1.1, the Supermicro Fat Twin servers expand cooling options for users
Is it time for datacenters to demand specialized degrees?
Making services available to business users on an as needed basis makes IT more effective
Heat, the waste product of an operational datacenter, may prove to be a valuable product.
Could Microsoft be considering the ARM processor for their next-generation datacenters along with a new operating system?
Internal IT departments need to see cloud services as an enabler and not as a threat.
The Federal Government is starting to hand out money to make the country more energy effiicient. But will they be spending these funds effectively?
The idea of industry-wide energy efficiency standardized metrics is probably a good one, but exactly how standardized is it possible to make them? Understanding external environmental factors will always be a major component of datacenter design.
The opening of new datacenters focused on serving Asia will improve the Google experience for hundreds of millions of users