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PUE / Power usage effectiveness stories

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Digital Edge publishes second ESG report, 'Future Possible'
Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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The first ESG report was published by Digital Edge in April 2020, and that report set out a number of ambitious targets aligned with its three key ESG pillars.
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Equinix pledges new commitment to reduce data centre power
Wed, 7th Dec 2022
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Equinix is reducing its overall power use by increasing operating temperature ranges within its data centres to minimise the company’s carbon impact.
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Grasping the opportunity to rethink the metrics of a sustainable data centre
Mon, 9th May 2022
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colocation
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data centre maintenance / management
Data centres can improve efficiency by better collaboration between facility and IT operations teams, says SoftIron.
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Why PUE tells only part of the data center energy efficiency story
Fri, 11th Sep 2020
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Data center energy efficiency is measured by Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), but it's important to consider other factors too.
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Global Switch awarded certification for Amsterdam data centre
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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colocation
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reviews
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data centre maintenance / management
​Global Switch has announced that its Amsterdam data centre has achieved ISO 50001:2011 certification for its energy management system.
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Data centre PUE: Sneak peek at Schneider Electric’s new white paper
Mon, 1st May 2017
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colocation
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
The white paper looks at the factors that should be considered when acquiring and analysing data on a continuous basis for calculating PUE.
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Google cuts energy usage in data centers with DeepMind's AI
Fri, 22nd Jul 2016
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cios
By applying artificial intelligence (AI), the company claims it has reduced the amount of energy it uses for data center cooling by almost 40%.