DC power in the racks
Silicon runs on direct current, so why not use DC to power racks?
Long Reads - Business Operations, Peter Judge, DCD
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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The OVHcloud fire still smolders
Three years after an OVHcloud data center burned to the ground, more questions than answers about the incident remain
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Greening software from the grass roots
Smart coders can see the system is broken
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Cologix's Laura Ortman: The social CEO
US colo leader likes to be part of the action
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Power and Money: Thoughts from Digital Realty’s CEO
We meet Andy Power, the deal-maker who runs the world’s largest data center company
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AI moves to Norway
There won’t be room for AI in the existing data center metro hubs. So AQ Compute is standing by to plumb it into a hydro-powered facility in Norway
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Germany: The first regulated data center market
The largest economy in Europe is the first to experience serious legislation relating to data centers
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The CEO who’s an engineer - and a Dame
Pure DC’s leader Dawn Childs is not like the rest
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What is green software?
We have spent years looking at cooling systems. Now it’s time to make more efficient code
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High hopes for fusion
Microsoft has signed a PPA for fusion power. Is this a serious proposition?
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Finally - a nuclear powered data center?
We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?
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Talking data center diplomacy with CyrusOne’s CEO
Data center builders have to keep both customers and investors happy. That means being circumspect, Eric Schwartz tells us
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Data centers are a conversation, says NorthC's CEO
Keep it local, keep talking, and data centers can be a welcome part of their community, says Alexandra Schless of NorthC
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D-RECs: Power investments that wire up the developing world
Can you reach net-zero while helping to provide clean power where the world needs it most? We kick the tires on a new kind of REC
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How peering went global
Changes in the world’s networks turned Germany’s Internet peering platform into a global phenomenon
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The acquisition man: DigitalBridge's Marc Ganzi on what's next
Ganzi seems to have venture funding for the most ambitious acquisitions. What’s his angle?
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The trouble with data center energy figures
Here’s how to get reliable energy data - and why we badly need it
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Understanding Africa's data center challenge
As investors finally build data centers for Africa’s emerging technical generation, will the continent get the infrastructure it needs?
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Count your carbon
Organizations deciding whether to run a data center or move to the cloud should do some carbon accounting
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Down with data centers
What we can learn from the struggles of the US government's Cloud First initiative?
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The pan-Asian operator
Rangu Salgame is building hyperscale data center business PDG across from his adopted home in New York, and new head office in Singapore
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Augmented reality for data center construction
Engineering grade augmented reality headsets could make the construction process more reliable
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Do we need architecture?
Data centers have a job to do. Why do they have to look good as well?
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Plant-based data centers
Concrete creates huge carbon emissions. Why can’t data center builders turn that around, and use biological material that stores carbon instead?
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Building underwater
Projects in the US and China have shown that data centers underwater could be more efficient than those on land. But how do you build them?
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Reaching net-zero in a carbon-neutral continent
Europe hopes to eliminate its net emissions by 2050, while the US is still getting its act together. Data centers want to lead the way
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What is a lights out data center?
Like the paperless office, the lights-out data center has proven elusive
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European cloud providers pledge to go climate neutral by 2030
25 operators and 17 associations respond to the European Green Deal - Facebook and Microsoft aren't there