New Sandook system optimizes data center SSDs by shifting workloads

MIT software boosts SSD speeds by shifting data between drives in large storage clusters, but it's only for use in data ...

Can dunking electronics in fluid cut data centers’ water and energy use?

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are researching coolants for the immersion cooling method, seen as the ...

Even without a data center, Rockford could still feel the power costs

The concern about data centers is no longer theoretical, according to national and regional studies tracking how data centers ...
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Google and I&M gain regulatory approval for demand response system at Fort Wayne data center in Indiana

Google and utility Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) have secured approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to ...

Data centers are expensive, unpopular — and could be a tipping point in the midterms

Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's ...
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Ypsilanti water system to consider 12-month moratorium on supplying data centers

The Ypsilanti Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday calling for a 12-month pause on providing water for data centers. The board is opposed to the University of ...
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Abandoned PA mines and waste‑heat recycling could make the state’s massive new data centers far more sustainable

This is a guest post by Wangda Zuo, a professor of architectural engineering at Penn State. A version of this article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The ...