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| HP says prefab data center cuts costs in half Hewlett-Packard thinks it can build data centers faster and more cheaply by using standard, pre-built components that are assembled on site in a "Lego-like" fashion. |
| Firm promises new take on containerized data centers I/o Data Centers hopes to leapfrog the competition by developing what it claims will be a new, more integrated type of containerized data center, the company said on Friday. |
| Standard eyed for measuring data center efficiency A group of organizations led by The Green Grid has recommended a standard way for data centers to measure their Power Usage Effectiveness, aiming to bring consistency to the metric and make it easier for different facilities to compare their results. |
| Energy Efficient Ethernet being put to the test The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) has begun testing Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) products to make sure they work together. |
| The Grill: Jonathan Koomey In 2007, energy efficiency expert Jonathan Koomey raised the alarm about out-of-control power consumption by data centers. Here, he discusses how the industry has responded to those runaway costs, why cloud computing is better for the environment, and why you should think twice about where you locate your next data center. |