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Reducing Energy Consumption and Cost in the Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

Data center managers are faced with planning for the future and the mandate to change their current rate of spending on equipment and operations, writes Rich Gadomski of Fujifilm Recording Media. One area of focus has been the massive energy consumption of data centers and the impact of storage.

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Private Data Center Trends for 2014 and Beyond

CTOvision

Today’s data centers are being built at the forefront of industry standards. Within the past five years, the way we construct data centers has changed dramatically. David Cappuccio, the Chief of Infrastructure Research at Gartner, told CIO that “Data centers will no longer be constrained by one specific site.

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Telia deal marks drive for energy sector digitalization

TM Forum

But as renewable electricity becomes increasingly central to countries’ energy security, particularly in Europe, energy network digitization is once again an important focus for the industry. in the energy sector. in the energy sector. the Telia press release. smart grids. digitalization. smart grids.

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Data Centers Are Pushing Ireland’s Electric Grid to the Brink

Gizmodo

Behind every TikTok, Zoom call, and cat meme is a data center that stores, processes, or reroutes that data around the world. The more we do online, the bigger these data centers and their energy footprint get. Read more.

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Mobile operators need more reliable access to renewable energy

TM Forum

GSMA analysis shows that mobile operators are making progress in using renewable energy but says more effort must be made to increase supplies if they are to meet net zero carbon emission goals by 2050. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is an important part of operators’ carbon emission reduction strategies.

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Right-Sizing Data Center Resources

CTOvision

One of the perennial problems of data centers is monitoring server utilization to ensure right-sizing of resources. Having too few resources can lead to overprovisioning, which can cause downtime as virtual machines become starved for compute, memory, and storage. Nlyte: For Data Center Infrastructure Management (ctovision.com).

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Used Electric-Car Batteries to Power Data Center in France

Data Center Knowledge

Energy storage systems for data centers promise second life to EV batteries post-car Read More.