SeaMicro, you’re on your own. (And it could be a good thing.) According to Intel’s vice president and general manager of its Data Center Group, Kirk Skaugen, the chipmaker won’t be making a push into the server space with its low-power Atom processor. The market for servers comprised of several Atom processors, like the ones […]
IBM data center achieves LEED Gold
You may already be occupying the greenest data center you’ll ever build, if IBM’s example is anything to go by. The IT behemoth’s newly-refreshed Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina makes use of cutting-edge efficiency features like sensors, modular IT building blocks and free-cooling to reduce energy consumption by 15 percent and cutting CO2 […]
Heat wheels for cool data centers
Targeted cooling, free-cooling, liquid-cooled servers… There are many ways to reduce the cost of cooling data centers, but Montana state’s computing facility takes a different approach that’s long been used in industrial plants. Government Computer News reports that the state contracted with Kyoto Cooling International, a Dutch maker of cooling systems, to outfit its data […]
Nexant banks $43M
Nexant announced today that it added $43 million to its coffers, and that Intel Capital isn’t the only VC that has taken an interest in the smart energy software firm. In addition to Intel, Oak Investment Partners has joined existing investors TeleSoft and Beacon in funding the new round. According to Nexant’s Executive Chairman, Arjun […]
Yahoo’s “chicken coop” data center finally opens
Yahoo’s chicken coop inspired data center in Lockport, NY near Buffalo is finally open for business. A departure from the “big box” look of most corporate data centers, Yahoo’s design allows for free-cooling, or the use of ambient temperatures to keep IT equipment cool for most of the year and save a bundle on energy […]
Microsoft passes on not-so-green site for massive data center in Virginia
No green energy, no dice. That’s Microsoft’s stance on siting new data centers, according to a story in the Roanoke Times. The company passed on building a nearly half-billion dollar facility in Montgomery County, Virginia. Instead, it settled on Boydton County. The reason: A dearth of renewable energy options. Oh, yeah, and sinkholes. The sinkholes […]
Citi data center earns Energy Star label
Looks like Energy Star for data centers just might take off. Citi today announced that its 304,275 square-foot Midwest Data Center facility outside of Columbus, Ohio has just earned from the Energy Star certification from the EPA by earning 84 out of a possible 100 points. How did it earn the blue label? By focusing […]
Intel funds Nexant, Adaptive Computing, Ciranova and Joyent
Intel Capital, the chipmaker’s venture capital arm, has invested $30 millions among four startups: Adaptive Computing, Nexant, Ciranova and Joyent. Of the four firms, three echo Intel’s pursuit of efficient data centers and cloud infrastructures. (Ciranova is pioneering “mixed analog-digital” chips. Interesting? Yes. Green? Potentially yes.) Joyent develops the technological underpinnings for platform-as-a-service (PaaS) clouds […]
ARM’s Cortex-A15: From smartphones to green data centers
As expected, ARM officially announced its new Cortex-A chip design and in addition to specs that portend a new generation of powerhouse smartphones, it looks like ARM is finally laying the groundwork for some serious competition in the server processor space. ARM’s latest design is an upgrade in every regard, from clockspeed (up to 2.5 […]
3PAR bidding war update: HP offers $2.1 billion
How high will they go? HP one-upped Dell with a roughly $2.1 billion bid to snag storage virtualization and thin provisioning firm 3PAR. At stake is nothing less than cloud domination! Actually, no, but close. IT vendors are scrambling to build their cloud portfolios, which rests on offering technologies and platforms that can scale to […]
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