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Data center design for bozos: Social Security’s National Computing Center 18 Feb 2011 | 04:20 pm
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, ME I’ve just been reading about the wear and tear problems with the Social Security Administration’s National Computing Center. The interesting part of this...
Finally, proof positive that PUE is garbage. 3 Feb 2011 | 12:20 pm
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, ME I’ve just been reading a piece about Microsoft removing fans from their data center servers and that having a negative effect on their PUE numbers. I’ve ...
How to improve data center efficiency with Green Eco Filler Panels. 31 Jan 2011 | 04:59 am
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford Maine Are you killing your data center’s efficiency by leaving empty spaces in your cabinets open? Allowing the cooling air for your servers to mix with the ...
Announcing: SwiftWater Edge Tool Works, blade and tool sharpening and repair. 20 Jan 2011 | 02:59 am
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford Maine I’m going to part from our usual blog topics today to welcome the newest member of the SwiftWater Biddeford Companies, SwiftWater Edge Tool Works! Swi...
Gartner and cloud computing, take 2. 14 Jan 2011 | 07:06 am
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, ME I just got through reading a post by Lydia Leong about the “impurity” of cloud computing defending the Gartner “Magic Quadrant” for “cloud computing IAAS...
Gartner: clueless in the cloud. 13 Jan 2011 | 03:10 pm
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, ME I’ve just been reading about the uproar over the Gartner “Magic Quadrant” for cloud computing infrastructure. I think they need some remedial education b...
What you REALLY should be asking your cloud computing provider. 13 Jan 2011 | 02:28 pm
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, ME I’ve been reading quite a bit of back and forth over cloud computing provider Service Level Agreements and endless checklists that purport to be everythi...
Jackass: data center edition 17 Dec 2010 | 10:15 am
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, Maine I was just reading a piece about data center temperature levels, cooling, and the ASHRAE recommendations. It’s not the ASHRAE recommendations that are...
A green networking idea for cloud computing and data center. 15 Dec 2010 | 03:52 am
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, Maine After commenting on the piece questioning whether cloud computing really saves energy, I came up with an idea that might simplify the whole energy cos...
Will cloud computing actually save energy? Overcomplicating it. 15 Dec 2010 | 03:32 am
Vern Burke, SwiftWater Telecom Biddeford, Maine I just read a piece discussing the debate over whether cloud computing actually saves energy or not. This piece shows that you can get silly about try...
