Big data just keeps expanding and expanding. Science Daily reported in 2013, a full 90 percent of all the data in the world was generated over the previous two years. Jorge Balcells, Director of Technical Services, Verne Global, noted that with 2.5 billion Internet users worldwide, and with about 250 million users in United States alone, the level of users has exploded, particularly in the last decade.
When you consider the culprit s that are causing climate change, you might say hummers or perhaps the way we raise livestock, but did you know that data centers used 91 billion kilowatt-hours of electrical energy in 2013? By 2020, that number could go all of the way up to 139 billion kilowatt-hours, which is more than a 53% increase.
Small businesses can do their bit for the environment, and reduce costs, simply by being a little smarter about how they use information technology. Start here with our top 10 green IT tips, compiled with help from consultant Roger Hyde, of ConsultITGreen. They're presented in no particular order.
The environmental and financial cost of keeping your data centre cool and running well can never be underestimated. If your data centre's cooling system is running high, it could very well be because your air conditioning system is not being properly maintained.
This document is also available as a pdf. Did you know? Here's how you can reduce your computer-related carbon emissions: Activate your power management settings Energy Star recommends setting computers to enter standby or hibernate mode after 15-60 minutes of inactivity and monitors to enter sleep mode after 5-20 minutes of inactivity.
With all its benefits, liquid cooling would appear to be a default solution for much of what ails today's data center. But combined with its downsides and cost premiums, it still hasn't seen the kind of adoption one might expect. Will liquid cooling, whatever the particular mode, ever replace air as the default option for data centers?
NEW ORLEANS - It's been a decade since cooling vendors began predicting that power densities would force servers to be cooled by liquid rather than cool air. Instead, the industry has seen major advances in the efficiency of air cooling, while liquid cooling has been largely confined to specialized computing niches.
With all its benefits, liquid cooling would appear to be a default solution for much of what ails today's data center. But combined with its downsides and cost premiums, it still hasn't seen the kind of adoption one might expect. Will liquid cooling, whatever the particular mode, ever replace air as the default option for data centers?
