ServerLIFT® News | February 2025
Power consumption. Increased IT equipment transportation. Worker and equipment safety. All of these are front and center in data centers across the world because of generative AI. We take a look at them all in this month’s newsletter. 1. Data Center Impacts From Google’s New Willow Chip Google’s Willow chip will bring better energy efficiency, higher processing capabilities, better quantum error correction, potential support for quantum infrastructure, and new data management protocols to data centers. 2. Curtailment-Enabled Headroom Addresses Data Center Power Demand—With a Catch Clean technology innovators are developing solutions such as curtailment-enabled headroom and dynamic line rating systems to improve energy efficiency and manage data center electricity demand. […]
ServerLIFT® News | February 2024
Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on February 2, offering the hope of an early spring. So far, that hope has not materialized.😉 Data centers are unfazed by one hope deferred, and with that in mind, we offer some possibly hopeful news you can use. 1. Improve Power Usage Effectiveness Want to make your data center more green and efficient? Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a good place to start. Discover five ways you can increase your PUE. 2. AI, Data Centers, Nuclear Energy? Can you imagine a data center with its own built-in nuclear reactor? AI may make that a reality because the electric power grid isn’t able […]
ServerLIFT® News | February 2023
Spring is on the way, revealing more sunshine. It also causes many of us to perform annual spring cleaning. Data centers, similarly, have their own versions of a “seasonal refresh” or “spring cleaning.” But with IT operations, those activities take the form of server refreshes, migrations, sustainability improvements, efficiency enhancements, and long-term data archiving. This month, we touch on a few of those topics which we hope you’ll enjoy. 1. Data centers Adapt to Continuing Water Shortages The global drought situation is a serious reality in some regions. In those areas, it’s forcing data centers to look at innovative ways to reduce their water usage. 2. Microsoft and AWS Reimagine […]
