Comments on: Data Centers That Will Follow the Sun and Chase the Wind http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/data-centers-that-will-follow-the-sun-and-chase-the-wind/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David H. Deans http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/data-centers-that-will-follow-the-sun-and-chase-the-wind/#comment-890721 David H. Deans Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:45:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15561#comment-890721 <p>The Cambridge University Computing Lab project in West Texas sounds promising.</p> <p>That said, I recall reading that Microsoft is building a traditional style data center that will consume huge amounts of city power and water (for cooling) in the suburbs of San Antonio, Texas.</p> <p>The Microsoft facility is in excess of 500,000 square feet, and they're building a similar facility -- with the same type of demands on local resources -- in the suburbs of Chicago.</p> <p>Apparently, meaningful progress with "green" data centers is slow to materialize. Companies are still "talking" about their energy efficiency policies while continuing to build these Hummer-like monstrosities.</p> The Cambridge University Computing Lab project in West Texas sounds promising.

That said, I recall reading that Microsoft is building a traditional style data center that will consume huge amounts of city power and water (for cooling) in the suburbs of San Antonio, Texas.

The Microsoft facility is in excess of 500,000 square feet, and they’re building a similar facility — with the same type of demands on local resources — in the suburbs of Chicago.

Apparently, meaningful progress with “green” data centers is slow to materialize. Companies are still “talking” about their energy efficiency policies while continuing to build these Hummer-like monstrosities.

]]> By: max http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/data-centers-that-will-follow-the-sun-and-chase-the-wind/#comment-890630 max Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:35:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15561#comment-890630 <p>i guess data centers that follow the sun/wind makes sense in high level theory but how about simple conservation instead like less logging in? including myself... :-)</p> i guess data centers that follow the sun/wind makes sense in high level theory but how about simple conservation instead like less logging in? including myself… :-)

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