As the UK temperature soared to a record high on Tuesday, a cooling failure resulted in an outage at a Google data centre in London
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Microsoft Submerges Servers In Boiling Liquid
Keeping it cool. After submerging a data centre in the North sea, Microsoft now submerges its servers in so called 'bath tubs'
Microsoft Sinks Second Data Centre Under The Sea Near Orkney
No more worry about cooling costs, when you sink a data centre deep within the ocean, claims Microsoft
Singapore Tests Data Centres At 30 Degrees In 90 Percent Humidity
'Tropical Data Centre' trial will test how data centres can run at higher temperatures, saving costs through reduced cooling demands
Fujitsu Claims Huge Energy Savings With Liquid Cooling
Good to be green. Fujitsu says its Primergy cooling tech for data centres can halve cooling costs
Microsoft Blames Firmware Update For Cloud Failure
A firmware update caused a data centre temperature spike, that in turn nixed access to Hotmail and Outlook.com
Leeds University Tests Iceotope’s Liquid-Cooled Servers
Leeds University is testing a cooling system that could have wider uses
Open Compute Publishes Open Rack Data Centre Standard
The Open Compute Project has released its latest hardware specs for more power efficient data centres
Digital Realty Trust Buys Three Data Centres In London
London's data centre market continues to prove attractive after Digital Realty announced an acquisition that will give it three new sites
eBay Goes Green With Solar Panels For Utah Data Centre
Despite concerns about the suitability of solar panels for data centres, eBay is to harness the power of the sun for its Utah facility
Data Centres Hit Capacity Crunch, But Efficiency Is Ignored
Despite a lack of capacity and power, data centre owners are ignoring efficiency measures, says a survey
Green Grid Updates Cooling Maps With New ASHRAE Classes
The Green Grid has updated its free data centre cooling maps to allow managers to take advantage of free air-cooling
CeBIT 2012: Iceotope Claims Huge Data Centre Savings With Liquid Cooling
Using liquid instead of air can cut cooling by 97 percent, Iceotope believes
Physical Infrastructure Still A Power Play In Virtualised Worlds
Virtualisation and cloud computing continue to grow but Panduit’s David Palmer-Stevens stresses the importance of the underpinning physical infrastructure
GRC Touts Server Immersion To Heat Offices
A radical way to cool your servers by submerging them in liquid could also potentially heat buildings
Microsoft Denies Humidity Changed Its Data Centre
Microsoft has gone modular in an Iowa centre, and denies reports that humidity caused the change
Waste Heat From Disney Data Centre Warms District
Disney has provided a peak “behind the magic”, at least in how its data centres will turn heat into energy
AST Modular Opens Container Data Centre In Denmark
AST Modular has opened a data centre in Denmark, built using 21 modular shipping containers
Dell Ups Server Temperature Limit In Cooling Push
Dell is making it easier for its servers to utilise fresh air cooling after setting new temperature limits
Data Centre To Save Yorkshire Water £90k Per Year
Yorkshire Water is set to save itself £90,000 a year thanks to a new data centre incorporating green tech
British Server Cabinet Maker Kell Joins APC
A British provider of innovative soundproof server cabinets for offices has become part of APC
McAfee Expands Cloud Data Centre To London
Intel acquisition does not slow regional email, web and security services expansion
Newcastle Data Centre Gets Green Light
A second 'state-of-the-art' green data centre has been given planning approval at the Cobalt Campus in Newcastle
Scottish Council Uses Free-Air Cooling For ‘Listed’ Data Centre
A Scottish local authority is cutting servers and saving energy at a data centre in a listed building
Zen And The Art Of Disaster Recovery
Andy Walsky suggests eight steps to enlightened data, and explains how IT managers can achieve the perfect yin and yang
EcoCooling Touts Cleaner Data Centre Cooling
Could evaporation cool data centres in a greener way than traditional refrigeration units?
Gartner: Data Centres Set For Fresh Headaches
Data centres are set to face a rapid rise in problems associated with power, cooling and space, thanks to the new generation of high-density equipment