News from the hydrogen frontline with EdgeCloudLink CEO Yuval Bachar
We speak to a CEO running a 1MW facility on fuel cells, with DC power distribution
Long Reads - Rack Level, Peter Judge, DCD
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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DC power in the racks
Silicon runs on direct current, so why not use DC to power racks?
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Break up the battery room
Why it might make sense to store energy in the racks, instead of in the UPS
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Abolish all resistance! Could superconductors save data centers?
Why worry about efficiency in electrical distribution, when superconductors have no resistance at all?
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DC distribution - the second coming
Dismissed in the 2010s, the idea of running direct current through your building could be set to make a comeback
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The DPU dilemma: life beyond SmartNICs
There’s a major shift happening in server hardware, and it’s emerged from a surprising direction: the humble network card
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Simplifying rack power distribution
Data centers include a massive amount of electrical devices, powered by buses and cables. Let’s look at moves to simplify that
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The great refrigerant shortage
European regulations are phasing out certain refrigerants, with major effects on data center cooling
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Europe gets Energy Smart
Thanks to its demographics, its energy grids, and its politics, Europe is getting ahead on energy efficiency
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Feeling the heat
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
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Vertiv makes a pitch for the Edge
European Innovation Summit opens with a bid to stake out emerging territory
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The flavors of cooling
Data centers have to beat the heat. We get into the swing of cooling
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Telehouse shows multi-floor cooling in London North Two
The external design is based on a broken phone, the internals contain a vertiginous chasm
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The age of the Zettastructure
The zettastructure is evolving to handle the Internet of Things. It will change every part of our technology infrastructure
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Energy crisis averted?
New research reveals that data centers are not the energy hogs we feared
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Smart cooling, better power
There are great new ways to power and cool your data center, says Peter Judge. But sometimes they cancel each other out
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University of Cambridge saves power and money
Cambridge brought multiple departments together in a shared computer center that cut carbon emisisons by ten percent
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Clouding the waters
Is it really a good idea to add a water factor to power efficiency measures?
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Vert promises multi-story modular builds
Canadian firm suggests building upwards in built-up areas
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Data centers must grow up and understand finance
When data centers are aware of costs, the industry can mature
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