Facebook’s Datacenter Evolution Continues Kevin Fogarty, July 17, 2013 5 min read Fans lined up outside Facebook's Lulea, Sweden data center. Despite a growing emphasis on the cloud as a way to...
New Italian Supercomputer Expected to Top Green500 Mark Hachman, February 1, 2013 5 min read You may have heard of the Top500, a list of the world’s fastest supercomputers. But there’s also the Green500,...
The Secrets of Highly Efficient Data Centers Mark Hachman, December 26, 2012 10 min read If you run a data center, you live and die by three letters: PUE. Power Usage Effectiveness is a measure of how...
NEC Developing “Warm” Server Module Mark Hachman, November 28, 2012 2 min read NEC's diagram for its "warm" server. An NEC-led consortium has developed a server that uses warmer air to cool...
Facebook: No Need For Chillers in North Carolina Mark Hachman, November 14, 2012 4 min read Outside Facebook's North Carolina data center. Can coolers be turned off in favor of outdoor air, even when...
Chill Out? No Way, Green Grid Says Mark Hachman, October 26, 2012 6 min read The Green Grid, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making IT infrastructures and data centers more...
Hot In Here: Intel Tests High-Temp Data Centers in Korea Mark Hachman, August 22, 2012 3 min read Not every data center can be built in Finland, where near-Arctic winds provide abundant natural cooling. What can a...
Facebook Specs Water Efficiency Mark Hachman, August 10, 2012 4 min read How Facebook cools its Prineville, Ore. data center. (Source: Facebook) As part of a commitment to openness within...
Google, Apple Plan Data Center Expansions Mark Hachman, August 3, 2012 4 min read Google’s expansion in its data-center operations includes some new infrastructure in Europe. Google...