Archive for October, 2006

The Data Center Arm’s Race will resurrect Chilled Water

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

Power crunches are but one of a number of important issues facing both existing and planned data centers. It’s clear that both Google and Microsoft are attempting to locate new data centers at the confluence of the fiber connectivity and cheap electricity costs prompting some to call this the new data center arm’s race.
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Longmont Lands 60,000 square foot Data Center

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Construction of American Honda’s $20 million dollar data center is slated to begin in December. Longmont was chosen as a result of low electricity costs, amenities, business-friendly attitude, workforce availability, and the rare instances of natural disasters. One source estimated that Honda will save almost 40% in electrical costs over Xcel Energy because the City [...]

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