Comments on: Low-Hanging Fruit for Green Data Centers: Plain Old Air

By: The Latest Fan of Liquid-Cooled Servers: Google

The Latest Fan of Liquid-Cooled Servers: Google — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:37 +0000

[...] more efficient cooling options will be critical for reducing the carbon footprint of the Internet. Even using natural air is a more efficient way — and an increasingly attractive way — to cool data centers [...]

By: Idle Servers Suck Power and Money

Idle Servers Suck Power and Money — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:01:45 +0000

[...] Clearly 1E’s tools are just one company’s solution to the idle server problem. Making data centers more green and bringing down the energy costs and carbon footprints of the Internet, has emerged as a hot trend (read about green data center design strategies on our subscription research service, GigaOM Pro). Other companies are focusing on virtualization server software, wireless sensor networks in data centers, energy efficient server and storage hardware, and finding low-hanging fruit like using free outside air cooling. [...]

By: Startups Go Wireless for Data Center Energy Management

Startups Go Wireless for Data Center Energy Management — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:01:49 +0000

[...] to adopt a wireless monitoring system is to validate the effectiveness of other green investments like adding on free cooling or running the center a couple degrees hotter. Otherwise, says Austin, “you can implement all [...]

By: Constrained Power Grids Zap Sales at 3Par

Constrained Power Grids Zap Sales at 3Par — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:30:32 +0000

[...] have access to the electricity needed to add 3Par gear to their data centers. Data centers, those guzzlers of energy, are now running up against the limitations of the power grid in major metropolitan markets. The [...]

By: Answer to Cooling Data Centers Could Be Surprisingly Low Tech | Eco Friendly Mag

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:11:34 +0000

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By: Sprint’s Route to Cutting $20M From IT Costs: Lose Old Apps

Sprint’s Route to Cutting $20M From IT Costs: Lose Old Apps — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:01:44 +0000

[...] panels, baffles and temporary walls “to focus cooling where it’s actually needed.” Free cooling (aka outside air cooling) and rack enclosures are being considered for the longer [...]

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Answer to Cooling Data Centers Could Be Surprisingly Low Tech | Green — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:33:30 +0000

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By: Ted Tucker

Ted Tucker — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:52:09 +0000

If your data center is in states like Nebraska, Iowa, and Wyoming, where the wind blows almost every day, using outside air, would be simplified by allowing the wind to move the air into your center. Only concern would a good filtering system to keep dirt and dust out.

By: Cloud Computing: Truly Green Data Centers | Five Percent: Conserve a Little Energy

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:58:32 +0000

[...] they could cool only the area in which servers were located, and (duh!) in cooler locales could draw in cold air from outside rather than using air-conditioners to make it. Facilities in hot locations are finding that the payback rates on improved insulation [...]

By: tim

tim — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:35:16 +0000

Green, solar powered web hosting provider AISO.net (www.aiso.net) is already doing this using 100% outside air 100% of the time. There are no CFC refrigerants like you find in regular A/C systems, in their systems, plus their Coolerado A/C systems only use 600 watts max!

By: What to read on the GigaOM network

What to read on the GigaOM network — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:31:52 +0000

[...] sense (jkOnTheRun) 12seconds’ UGC commercials are for Twitter attention spans (NewTeeVee) Green data centers’ lowest-hanging fruit? Air (Earth2Tech) How to stop procrastinating — now (WebWorkerDaily) [...]