In my current role (and given my past) I often get asked about the concept of Data Center Containers by many looking at this unique technology application to see if its right for them. In many respects we are still in the early days of this technology approach and any answers one gives definitely has [...]
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At the Intersection of Marketing and Metrics, the traffic lights don’t work.
Posted in Data Center Industry, Data Center Metrics, Data Center Regulation, Green Grid, Infrastructure, Modular Data Center, tagged Green Grid, PUE, data centers, Energy Efficiency, data centres, datacentre, datacenter, Marketing, Metrics on July 4, 2009 | 13 Comments »
First let me start out with the fact that the need for datacenter measurement is paramount if this industry is to be able to manage itself effectively. When I give a talk I usually begin by asking the crowd three basic questions
1) How many in attendance are monitoring and tracking electrical usage?
2) How many in [...]
In disappointment, there is opportunity. . .
Posted in Cloud Computing, Data Center Conferences, Data Center Industry, Data Center Metrics, Green Grid, Microsoft Data Centers, Uptime Institute, tagged Uptime Institute, Ken Brill, Green Grid, Microsoft Data Center, Microsoft PUE, Microsoft Data Center Experience, Google PUE, Uptime Dallas, Data Center Threat on November 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was personally greatly disappointed with the news coming out of last week that the Uptime Institute had branded Microsoft and Google as the enemy to traditional data center operators. To be truthful, I did not give the reports much credit especially given our long and successful relationship with that organization. However, when our representatives [...]
