Attempting To Open Source Data Center Design
Image via Wikipedia Being an unabashed proponent of Open Source, I can avoid the news about a new industry group trying to start an initiative to open source data center design. The Open Source Data Center Initiative, announced last week, will act as a repository of technologies associated [...]
Cloud Computing And Green
Image via Wikipedia One of the buzzwords we hear in the marketing campaigns of this cloud era is the concept of Green. Some of the cloud providers target our guilt to sell their services. They clearly understand that most of us are very worried about the impact of global climate change and we are willing [...]
AMD Drives Datacenters To Go Further Green
Image via CrunchBase With the increased adaption of Cloud Computing in both consumer and enterprise segments, the datacenter needs are increasing drastically. This, in turn, is driving up the electricity consumed by datacenters dramatically. The datacenters in the US alone consumed 61 Billion kWh of electricity in 2006. This is roughly 1.5% of all the electricity [...]
Global Green Computing Fund
Image via Wikipedia First some facts about the current state of energy consumption in the world of Cloud Computing. Gartner’s Data Center conference offers these facts: A standard 9,000 square foot, Tier 3 data center that supports 150 watts per square foot will cost approximately $21.3 million to build, with $1 million in annual electrical [...]
