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> To prevent the server stacks overheating, tech companies spend vast sums on cooling technology - more than a third of a data centre's hefty energy bill may go
by richardbrevig 11y ago
> To prevent the server stacks overheating, tech companies spend vast sums on cooling technology - more than a third of a data centre's hefty energy bill may go on air conditioning.
Data center cooling isn't necessary. I saw a presentation by Christian Belady, the general manager of Data Center Services for Microsoft's Global Foundation Services (GFS) group, where he spoke about how they don't cool their data centers anymore. He tested the theory by putting a bunch of racks outside in a tent to see that they wouldn't overheat.
- DanBC 11y agoYou need to cool the bits where the humans are.
- richardbrevig 11y agoAgreed, and that's what he said, the cooling was for humans, not the servers. I think their current plans are open where they let air in from outside.