In today’s fast-growing data center industry, going green isn’t only good for the environment, it’s also good for business. Over the years. we’ve seen more solutions to help your data center become […]
What is Your Data Center Doing to Protect the Earth?
Based on current estimates, data centers in the U.S. alone are projected to consume approximately 73 billion kWh in 2020. All the while, artificial intelligence implementations are increasing and these technologies demand […]
3 Key Infrastructure Considerations for Your Big Data Operation
AJ Byers, President and CEO, ROOT Data Center, suggests that if your organization is launching or expanding a Big Data initiative, it would be wise to keep the needs of real estate, […]
The Story of Renewable Energy in the Data Center Industry
The data center and colocation industry is a small segment of the IT sector, but represents a large portion of the power consumption. This includes cloud services as a driving force behind […]
Digital Realty Powers San Francisco Data Center With Renewable Energy
In its quest to reduce its carbon emissions, Digital Realty on Tuesday announced that its largest San Francisco data center now runs on clean energy. Digital Realty has tapped the San Francisco […]
Google Bought Enough Clean Power for Whole Company and Then Some
Corporate buyers are major purchasers of wind and solar power. While part of the motivation is to advance sustainability goals, they’re also finding that clean energy is often the cheapest electricity available. […]
Building data centers with a conscience
Today, the data center industry uses around six percent of the world’s global electricity supply. The data center industry isn’t slowing down either. The growth rate is dramatic, and whilst it remains […]
Can Data Centers Boost Renewable Power and Energy Storage?
In this article, our panel of experienced data center executives – Jack Pouchet of Vertiv, Intel’s Jeff Klaus, Erich Sanchack of Digital Realty and Dennis VanLith of Chatsworth Products – discuss the […]
Hyperscalers drive renewable energy generation, says study
Green energy adoption by data center operators is on the rise, a trend largely bucked by hyperscale providers, but some companies have further to go before they reach total independence from fossil […]
Hubbell launches PoE platform at BICSI Winter Conference
Hubbell has developed a new Power over Ethernet (PoE) product that will help make buildings smarter, better connected and more energy efficient. PowerHUBB is an enterprise-level PoE lighting and control platform that […]