Tag Archives: design
Datacenters, Tractor Sheds And Flooding
The news that Microsoft is planning to build its next significant datacenter in a building approximating a tractor shed could be taken as a sign that Redmond’s coffers aren’t as deep as they once were. However it seems that rather … Continue reading
Filed under Availability, Sustainability
Do you have a good Green Enterprise IT Award case study?
Over the last few weeks we’ve been sharing the basics of the Green Enterprise IT (GEIT) Awards – why you should apply, how to apply, and how they’re judged. Over the next few weeks we’ll be profiling successful applications from … Continue reading
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Filed under Green Enterprise IT Awards, Sustainability
Uptime Institute 2011 Green Enterprise IT Awards Application Period Is Now Open
The Uptime Institute 2011 Green Enterprise IT (GEIT) Awards application period is now open. The GEIT Awards are the Institute’s highest honor. The Institute grants these Awards to projects, ideas, and products that significantly improve energy productivity and resource use … Continue reading
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Filed under Green Enterprise IT Awards, Sustainability, Symposium 2011
A fun time to be a datacenter geek
Posted by Jason Schafer It’s ironic to an extent, if you think about it, that equipment and technology that undergoes such a fast refresh and obsolescence cycle resides in and is supported by a facility / platform that has historically … Continue reading
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Filed under Optimization, Scalability, Technologies
