Micro Datacenter Growth in Slow Motion2020

Micro data centers: An explosion in demand, in slow motion

A wave of new technologies, from 5G to the internet of things…
Data Center Energy is Trending Upwards2019

Data center energy use goes up and up and up

Energy use by data centers and IT will continue to rise, putting…
Data Centers without Generators?2019

Data centers without diesel generators: The groundwork is being laid…

In 2012, Microsoft announced that it planned to eliminate engine…
Lithium-Ion Batteries in the Data Center2019

Lithium Ion Batteries for the data center. Are they ready for production yet?

We are often asked for our thoughts about the use of lithium-ion…
Free Air Cooling

Data Center Free Air Cooling Trends

With the recent expansion of the American Society of Heating,…
Open19-Rack Platform

Open19 expects 2019 to be the year of “Accelerated Adoption”

We have heard for a dozen years about the Open Computing Project…
Climate Change changes all the norms

PG&E Turns Power Off (a.k.a. Climate Change and the Data Center)

In our October 2018 report, A mission-critical industry unprepared…
Proposed Data Center building standard and batteriesGetty

Proposed NFPA 855 battery standard worries Data Center industry

A furious — but late — response to the National Fire Protection…
The Business Case for Smart Power is ElusiveUptime Institute, 2019

The Business Case for Smart Energy is Still in the Making

Smart Energy is getting a lot of airplay in the data center world…
The Renewed Push for Renewable EnergyGetty

Renewed Pressure for Renewables to Power the Data Center

In a recent presentation at the Energy Smart data center conference…