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The Arrival — and Importance — of Green Data Centers

June 26, 2008 | Comment (1)

Ah, the mantra of the ‘90s: Bigger. Better. Faster. Cheaper. More!

It was a mindset that permeated everything in business, right down to our data. Remember when it was no big deal if computers in your data center were running at half capacity, or less? Remember when the heat generated by patching in racks and racks of servers and storage devices was considered a mere nuisance, a simple problem solved with the installation of yet another air-conditioning device?

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