Notes from the Consultant's Jungle

This week, I had the pleasure of touring a data center developed and operated by a provider that has sites in only two cities in the US so far.  I’m intentionally not mentioning the name of the provider, but would like to share some of the things they’re doing that impressed me.  I was impressed [...]

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One hundred and twenty one years ago, on June 3rd, 1889, the world experienced its first long distance transmission of electrical power. The picture shown here is of the hydro electric generating station at Willamette Falls near Portland Oregon.  This plant delivered power to 55 street lights over 14 miles away, in Portland, and heralded [...]

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When recently interviewed for a magazine article, I was asked about Green initiatives by data center operators.  There are lots of innovative techniques for reducing power consumption in data centers, and lots of ways to apply renewable resources.  The fact of the matter is that for the data center operator, some of the options are [...]

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