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The EU-sponsored GreenDataNet project is so committed to reducing the energy demands of Europe's data centres by as much as 80%, that it is willing to commit €2.9 million to research. The project may be on the verge of realising its first substantial milestone thanks to a Swiss venture being...
The two main types of UPS operation (known as the UPS system’s topology) used in Network/Server UPS Systems are line-interactive and on-line. At the most basic level, line-interactive UPS systems are less expensive than on-line UPS systems (approximately 20 to 40% less, depending on the model and manufacturer), but they also provide less protection than on-line UPS...
One of the latest and most intriguing bits of data centre news comes by way of a novel plan that proposes providing backup power for data centres through used electric car batteries. The plan is part of a €2.9 million project intended to encourage data centres to trim their power...
Attendees at a March 11 cybercrime conference hosted by the Cork Institute of Technology heard some startling information that raises new concerns about cyber security in Ireland and across Europe. According to experts, Internet users in Ireland are being targeted for cybercrimes at a rate of one-in-five. The conference went...
For more than a decade, we've been awaiting the introduction of a fully electric car capable of meeting the performance of its fossil fuel counterpart without costing the equivalent of the GDP of a small, South American country. And, while hydrogen fuel cells hold a lot of promise, the one...
A number of articles discuss raising the temperature of data center spaces in order to save cost. In many situations, very significant cost savings can be had by doing this – but raising the temperature is only a part of the picture. The act of raising temperature in any space...
Reuters reported late last week that Facebook is currently in negotiations to acquire a prominent aerospace company for USD $60 million, with the goal of using the company's solar powered drones to provide Internet access in remote parts of the world. According to various media reports, the company in question...
In the never-ending race to see who can pull off the fastest trades on the world’s busiest stock exchanges, a Chicago-based communications company has been commissioned to link the New Jersey offices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ via roof mounted lasers. The network of lasers will...
The BBC reported late last week about a troubling trend plaguing the nation's power companies: these are increasingly applying for insurance cover against cyber-attacks but are being turned away in large numbers. According to the BBC, the main problem power companies are encountering is that insurance company audits that show...
When Google first announced their plans for a wearable computer headset a number of years ago, the world's techno-geeks went berserk over the thought of being able to wear their computers on their faces. Nevertheless, reality came shining through when Google's prototype hit the streets in 2012. It turns out...
IBM stunned the networking world late last week after setting a record for Internet data transfer speeds. They did so with a brand-new device that is able to boost speeds to up to 400 GB per second by improving data communications between data centres and cloud environments. In addition, their...
Imagine working at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, knowing you had no access to 4G Internet even as the rest of Belgium was enjoying it. That has been the scenario in the Belgian capital for quite a while, thanks to regulations that prevented wireless data communications providers from installing...