Responses range from measured surprise to righteous indignation - after much fanfare about the opening of Facebook’s new Prineville, Oregon data center, the fact that they are using coal has been a cause for comment.
Is Facebook’s use of coal an unexpected, problematic development, or should they use whatever energy source makes the most financial sense for their needs?
Showing posts with label data center design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label data center design. Show all posts
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Five Strategies for Building Your 2010 Data Center
In light of data center design being listed as one of Gartner’s Top 10 Technologies to Consider for 2010, it seemed appropriate to mention this article on Data Center Journal about Five Strategies for Building Your 2010 Data Center.
No news flashes here, but a nice succinct recap of five strategies that you probably use already:
1. Assess your assets
2. Try to leverage what you already have
3. Prioritize projects that will improve efficiencies and help save you money in the long run
4. Consider outsourcing certain mission-critical applications to realize additional cost savings
5. Don’t trade long-term risk for short-term savings
What would add or subtract from this list?
No news flashes here, but a nice succinct recap of five strategies that you probably use already:
1. Assess your assets
2. Try to leverage what you already have
3. Prioritize projects that will improve efficiencies and help save you money in the long run
4. Consider outsourcing certain mission-critical applications to realize additional cost savings
5. Don’t trade long-term risk for short-term savings
What would add or subtract from this list?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Slideshow: Gartner’s Top 10 Technologies to Consider for 2010
Hard to resist the allure of the Top 10 lists that are cropping up daily as the end of the year approaches. This slideshow, which lists Gartner’s Top 10 Technologies to Consider for 2010, features all the favorites you would expect (i.e. cloud computing and mobile applications), with some dark horses thrown in for good measure.
For example, the approach to data center design is interesting. Instead of figuring out data center needs for the next 20 years and building, they advocate a modular approach, only looking five years ahead and doing additional building as necessary.
Not sure why data center design on the list – it isn’t really a technology but it is affected by technology.
There are also some reruns from years past (social computing) and some technologies with a specific twist (virtualization for ability).
For example, the approach to data center design is interesting. Instead of figuring out data center needs for the next 20 years and building, they advocate a modular approach, only looking five years ahead and doing additional building as necessary.
Not sure why data center design on the list – it isn’t really a technology but it is affected by technology.
There are also some reruns from years past (social computing) and some technologies with a specific twist (virtualization for ability).
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