
Could hydrogen kill off diesel?
Microsoft ran 10 racks on a hydrogen fuel cell for 48 hours. Here’s what comes next
Microsoft ran 10 racks on a hydrogen fuel cell for 48 hours. Here’s what comes next
Data center power consumption is costly - but servers are getting more efficient
There comes a point when water should be prioritized over air, but the question is when?
One degree warmer, and you might save three percent of your power
A sixfold increase in compute led to energy demands rising just six percent
We head to Sweden to watch data turn into pellets
You might expect the physical design of data center hardware to be pretty standard by now. Don’t be so sure…
Controlling failure rates and temperatures with AI
Machine learning will increase the demands on data center performance, leading to new ways to cool and power the systems there
We all know Intel for its chips, but perhaps we should be paying more attention to its data centers
Finding fresh talent to operate data centers is tough enough, and the industry is growing fast
How Google, Amazon and Microsoft create the illusion of infinite capacity
Look to the skies for an innovative approach to cooling
European regulations are phasing out certain refrigerants, with major effects on data center cooling
Fears over climate change and rising power densities led supercomputing designers to adopt hot water cooling
Thanks to its demographics, its energy grids, and its politics, Europe is getting ahead on energy efficiency
Upgrading a data center to get a lower PUE is a challenge, but in the sub-tropical South African climate, it is a serious achievement
Data center UPS systems can be used to support the electrical grid, creating a new revenue stream for operators
European Innovation Summit opens with a bid to stake out emerging territory
We look at Microsoft, NREL and Daimler’s approaches to fuel cells in the data center
Expect hybrid cloud and edge to grow
Relocating to the Nordics, installing emergency gas generators, or sitting tight and waiting for distribution network operators to build the infrastructure?
The concept presents interesting challenges related to power, cooling and compliance - all of these were discussed in detail at DCD Zettastructure
Tall data centers could be the answer to a shortage of land. But they also have to be efficient in a tropical environment
Plus: How many gallons of diesel did Apple’s data centers consume in a year?
The external design is based on a broken phone, the internals contain a vertiginous chasm
Trump promised trade wars. What will we get?
In the first of a series, we look at how Trump’s energy policy could affect the industry