Fuel cell technology in the data center

When deciding on a location for a data center, ensuring that the site has a reliable connection to the electric grid is normally one of the first things any company has to think about. Microsoft believes it might have found another way. For the past five years, the company has been experimenting with a different approach - hydrogen or methane gas-powered fuel cells at the rack...

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DSI attended AFCOM’s Southern California Chapter Meeting at Evoque Data Center Solutions

Last week, DSI attended AFCOM’s Southern California Chapter Meeting at Evoque Data Center Solutions in Hawthorne. The event featured an informative review of the Uptime Institute’s Annual Data Center Survey, as well as a lively panel discussion about “The Future of the Data Center.” The panel included Drew Leonard, VP Strategy for Evoque, Yigit Bulut, Partner and CTP for EYP Mission Critical Facilities, and Sean...

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The Modular Data Center

Facility Executive recently published Phil Rafferty’s article about how modular data centers enable organizations to effectively meet their data center needs of today and tomorrow – without overbuilding, overspending, or compromising future performance. Upfront investment to build a new data center is high, and it takes 18 to 24 months to see return on that investment. Because of that long lead time, most data center are...

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Before You Start Building a New Data Center, Consider These Three Things

In a recent piece for Data Center Knowledge, Phil Rafferty discusses the three considerations organizations should look at before they embark on a new data center, and how getting a clear picture of what already exists can help determine if building a new data center is indeed the right option. Ninety percent of the world’s data was created in the last two years, and more than...

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AEE SoCal’s Technical Lunch & Learn Event at Southern California Edison

Sharon Tye and Brooke Maxson attended the AEE SoCal's Technical Lunch and Learn Event at Southern California Edison's (SCE) located at their Irwindale training facility. Engaging presentations from Will Vincent, Overall ZNE & Applied Researcher at SCE and Parker Wells, Founder and CEO of Element 16 Technologies, Inc. The Presentations were designed to present Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings as an essential part of the...

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DataCenterDynamics Webscale

July 19-20, 2016 | San Jose Convention Center, CA http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/webscale Data Specialties Inc. is pleased to announce our participation at the DCD Webscale conference and expo to discuss current trends in data center design & construction. DCD Webscale will gather 1200+ senior business, operations and technology professionals from the world’s largest internet companies to discuss the future of digital infrastructure in the Zettabyte era. The 2-day conference program will...

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Datacenter Dynamics Converged San Francisco July 30-31

Come connect with Data Specialties Inc. at Datacenter Dynamics Converged in San Francisco at booth #602. Datacenter Dynamics Converged (Booth #602) Marriott Marquis, San Francisco July 30 - July 31, 2015 If you need a pass to come and see us at the event, let us know and we will get one out to you. Thank you and we hope to see you there!...

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