Tag: Data center
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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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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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Next to ESG reporting, we still need to optimize our data centers
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by the Datacenter JediFor 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
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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…