Data Center Diaries
by Beth Bacheldor
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Greenpeace questions the green in clouds

That apple ain’t green.
Greening up data centers could matter

Does green really make a difference?
North American companies give cloud the most business

Where in the world are data center services booming?
Google bests itself on PUE

Google data center down – in PUE
Modern data center borrows medieval security tactics

Hope you can swim evildoers
AC vs. DC in a battle for data center efficiency

Battle of the Currents: AC vs. DC
Cloud improves data centers

Want a better data center? Try a little cloud.
Lackluster cloud demand kills a data center

Killer clouds for this data center
Cisco wants to light up data centers

Data centers may soon see the light
Telcos fire up new data centers

Calling for more data center space!

Mind-blowing data centers

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The Green Ones

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When it comes to data centers, green is hot. Many data centers are now being built from the ground to run on reusable energy, cut down on the amount of energy, and reduce the carbon footprint. Here are a few interesting facts we uncovered in the last year.

Verne Global’s data center in Keflavik, Iceland

100% carbon neutral
100% renewable energy (geothermal and hydroelectric power)
100% freely cooled (Iceland’s ambient temperatures to provide free cooling)

CG Tech Services data center in Shoreline, Washington

100% solar powered (powered by 120 on-site solar panels which generate electricity for the entire infrastructure)
100% carbon free
emissions saved each year by the solar panels:
34,488+ pounds of CO2 (greenhouse)
50.6+ pounds of Nitrogen Oxide (smog)
37.4+ pounds of Sulfate (acid rain).

The Safe Ones

flickr/Rhys Asplundh

Data centers have always had to be secure. They also have had to be safe. Here’s a few interesting notes about one of the data centers that could rival Fort Knox.

Tulip Data Center in Bangalore, India developers

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Beth Bacheldor is a freelance writer and editor with more than 20 years' experience, with much of that time covering the high-tech and IT industries. She has worked for numerous publications covering nearly every type of business technology, including IT outsourcing, data center operations, RFID, information security, systems management, networking, business intelligence, and enterprise applications such as enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and supply chain management . She has written for such publications as CIO.com, Network Computing, EdTech Magazine, Government Computer News, RFID Journal and many others. She has also written research reports for companies such as Computer Economics and Enterprise Management Associates. She spent more than a decade as a news editor and writer for InformationWeek and CommunicationsWeek. She lives by the sea in southeastern North Carolina with her two children.