Category: Datacenter Jedi
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Data centres & water
Dit artikel is op persoonlijke titel geschreven. De afgelopen tijd is er veel aandacht voor het watergebruik van datacenters — een discussie die ik met belangstelling volg. Na meer dan 25 jaar werkzaam te zijn in de datacentersector en als project lead binnen ISO/IEC 30134‑9, de internationale norm voor Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) KPI, voel…
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Exactly 2️⃣5️⃣years ago today, I started my career in the data center industry.
How much has changed in those years when I started at AboveNet / Metromedia Fiber Network. Not only has the data center industry become bigger and more well-known, but it is also an industry that has continued to evolve continuously in different areas. Data centers were originally designed, built and managed for availability. Availability has…
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Datacenter Landscape 2025
The world of data centers is undergoing significant transformation, driven by several key trends and technological advancements. Sustainability 🍃 has become a critical focus 👁️, with data centers striving to reduce their environmental impact. This includes adopting energy-efficient technologies, utilizing renewable energy sources, and implementing advanced cooling 🆒 solutions to manage rising power 🔋densities. Overall,…
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What about the datacenter availability?
Datacenter availability: does the data center industry still pays enough attention to availability? This article is written in a personal capacity, so there is no relationship with my employer or any organization I am affiliated with. I have been happily committed to energy efficiency and sustainability in data centers for more than 15 years now.…
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ISO/IEC 30134-9 WUE Project Lead
I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Project Lead / Main editor at ISO – International Organization for Standardization of the ISO/IEC 30134-9 WUE 💦 review, next to my role as Principal Operational Sustainability at Equinix The ISO/IEC 30134-9 WUE is the international data center KPI for quantifying the efficiency of…
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Energy balance in data centers
Introduction For many years, electricity consumption in data centers was the only thing that mattered besides availability. These days, sustainability is very important. There is increasing attention for this, partly due to sustainability reports and regulations. This is also the reason that more and more people want to understand better how things actually work. Despite…
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Datacenters and the EU Taxonomy
Introduction Fortunately, there are many people, companies and organizations who want to act sustainably, ultimately it starts with yourself. Unfortunately, this is really not enough, we cannot escape the fact that regulation is needed to get a more sustainable world. Without regulation, we will never become sustainable enough. I am therefore a supporter of regulations…
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Next to ESG reporting, we still need to optimize our data centers
For some time now, data centers have been in the spotlight when it comes to sustainability. Rightly so, by the way, because this new growing industry not only consumes a lot of energy but can also have a major impact on the energy transition required in many countries. Personally, I believe in transparent reporting in…
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In search of the balance between energy & water usage in datacenters
Finding the balance between energy and water usage in data centers More and more data center companies take energy and water consumption in their data centers seriously. Important here is to find the right balance in both energy & water consumption. Datacenter organizations are asked if they could not stop using water their our cooling…