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Benefits of Renewable Energy in the Data Center Industry
Nicholas Polk
March 02, 2023Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly important as the world seeks to reduce its carbon footprint. Data centers, which are energy-intensive facilities that house and manage servers and other technology, can also benefit from using renewable energy.
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Thoughts on Quantum Computing
Marc Cram
January 18, 2022Quantum computing is different from today’s conventional computers. Modern computers rely on strings of 1’s and 0’s to represent information and perform Boolean logic functions or perform arithmetic operations. The realm of the quantum computer is different ...
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Cooling IT in Data Centers
Saman Berookhim
December 20, 2021What goes up must come down. While rack and cabinet computer densities are increasing in the data center space, so are the temperatures. At the heart of rising rack densities are newer generations of central processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) that generate higher thermal power densities in ...
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The Shape of the Post-Pandemic Data-Center Industry
RJ Tee
August 27, 2021In an industry dominated by computers and technology, this blog from Server Technology highlights the role that people have played in helping us ride out the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Now Trending in the World of IoT
RJ Tee
July 21, 2021This blog from Server Technology provides an update from Marc Cram and 451 Research on the evolving internet of things (IoT) marketplace.
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A Word from Legrand about Security
RJ Tee
May 04, 2021Comprehensive data center security includes internal networks. This article discusses recent high-profile security breaches and its approach to securing intelligent rack PDUs.
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Cloud Adoption Grows, But On-Premise Data Centers Still Dominate
RJ Tee
April 05, 2021Cloud adoption is accelerating, but enterprises predominantly will rely on in-house data centers and other on-premise infrastructure for the next two years, a recent study shows.
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Data Center Staffing Shortage Will Worsen, But Here’s How You Can Overcome It
RJ Tee
March 09, 2021Surging demand for data center capacity has forced more data centers to be built, creating a shortage of data center staff. This blog recaps a new study describing how to alleviate the shortage.
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Small Data Center Devices: Big Impact
Annie Paquette
December 09, 2019The Quest for the Best At the dawn of the first data center, facilities and IT managers have strived for more productive floor space. Over the last decade, considerable achievements have been realized with the advent of virtualization, multifunction hardware and more innovative energy distribution sources. Today, the trend towards ...
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What is a zombie (comatose) server, and why should I care?
Annie Paquette
October 28, 2019Server Technology takes zombie servers very seriously. They are one of the scariest incidents to run across in the data center because they can kill any chances of cost savings. That in itself is enough to make any Halloween spooky...
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