To build in cities, data centers need to become a part of cities. That means looking nicer, and helping out the grid

For energy guzzling colocation and cloud providers, the only viable long-term solution to go green is a switch to renewables

Data center power consumption is costly - but servers are getting more efficient

Humanity failed to take climate change seriously. Let’s make sure that data centers don’t do the same

Data centers can play a role in cutting emissions and reducing the strain on the grid. But why should they?

A sixfold increase in compute led to energy demands rising just six percent

We head to Sweden to watch data turn into pellets

NERSC tells us about shutting down Cori

We live in interesting times, and that requires data centers to be designed with extra care

Controlling failure rates and temperatures with AI

Data center companies need to work together to go green, DCD>San Francisco hears

We can’t fix what we don’t understand

Perhaps data centers could lead the way, after recent elections delivered a blow to the environmental movement Down Under

Just outside the Arctic Circle, the EU is funding a data center that could break efficiency records. We visit Boden to find out more

The population of India is set to overtake China in 2024, and data center operators are noticing

Yuan Ying, program manager of Climate and Energy at Greenpeace East Asia, on how China hopes to improve

Global warming will raise water levels round the world. Data centers need to prepare for floods

Node Pole is attempting to introduce a recognizable label for “fossil free” stacks. We investigate the vendor’s research and policy underpinning this bold campaign

Hyperscale, edge computing, emerging markets and sustainability were the main topics at the annual DCD>South East Asia event

The father of the lithium-ion battery believes he has invented a worthy successor. Others aren't so sure.

India’s ICICI Bank started from fundamentals to build an intelligent data center infrastructure, reducing its energy bill and delivering better services

An analysis of how the media represents the world of data centers

The concept presents interesting challenges related to power, cooling and compliance - all of these were discussed in detail at DCD Zettastructure

A year since the vote uncertainty remains the biggest threat, and government still doesn’t get data centers, says techUK

Tall data centers could be the answer to a shortage of land. But they also have to be efficient in a tropical environment

The lights are going out in data centers - so why is there anyone still at home? 

Plus: How many gallons of diesel did Apple’s data centers consume in a year?

Data centers lead the way to a post-fossil fuel world. But it may not be a smooth journey