AI for data center cooling: More than a pipe dream
Thermal management is emerging as one of the most promising applications of AI
Thermal management is emerging as one of the most promising applications of AI
Re-using waste heat from servers is not a new idea, but it remains mired in challenges
Global leaders guide us through their answers, from a re-balancing of CAPEX to OPEX, to the increased role of plastic and tech to alleviate water consumption concerns
Keeping your qubits stable requires some of the most extreme cooling equipment around
DCD exclusive: Microsoft’s underwater data center experiment employed wave energy and post-quantum cryptography on the seabed off Scotland. But the big lessons could be learnt on land
Data centers include a massive amount of electrical devices, powered by buses and cables. Let’s look at moves to simplify that
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…
MacStadium runs Apple hardware in its data centers. That’s a surprisingly sensible thing to do
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
Twenty years ago, the public Internet took off in AOL’s Dulles Technology Center. Now the building is coming back into play, ready for the 21st century
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