Server technology Facebook in Open Source
Facebook recently to the open source their server technology through the project entitled Open Compute Project.
Through this project, up to open their latest data center technologies in Prineville Oregon, which is claimed to increase energy efficiency up to 38 percent, as well as save the cost of electricity to 24 percent.
Actually, up server technology is still inviting criticism from environmental activists for using renewable energy sources, namely coal.However, Vice President of Technical Operations Jonathan Heiliger up, consider this technology still beneficial for companies to cut their energy costs.
"We thought, the problem of coal is a minor issue in the grand scheme of energy efficiency. Rather than fuss about what energy source you choose, we better pay more attention to impaknya to the environment, how it reduces carbon emissions, and how it can cut energy consumption, "Heiliger said, as quoted from the site San Francisco Chronicle.
With the number of members up in the world to reach 600 million, up server must be able to handle a variety of activities so intense, such as store photos, streaming video, and other information processing. It is estimated, the server load up must work with more than 50 million operations per second.
Meanwhile, up the server technology is believed to save energy for electric power which can supply for 160 thousand homes. The technology itself is developed by top IT companies such as Micro Devices, Dell, Intel Corp., and Hewlett_Packard. Prior to this, Dell also has built a server using the Open Compute initiative specifications.
"We did not develop this in a dark cupboard, but we share it with the world and our colleagues," Heiliger said. Up data center located in Prineville Oregon, stands on an area of 13,600 square meters and was built at a cost of U.S. $ 188 million or around Rp 1.6 trillion.
This data center has triggered protests from the environmental group Greenpeace for electricity supplied from coal-fired power plant, which is regarded as generating the most 'dirty'.
source: vivanews.com
Through this project, up to open their latest data center technologies in Prineville Oregon, which is claimed to increase energy efficiency up to 38 percent, as well as save the cost of electricity to 24 percent.
Actually, up server technology is still inviting criticism from environmental activists for using renewable energy sources, namely coal.However, Vice President of Technical Operations Jonathan Heiliger up, consider this technology still beneficial for companies to cut their energy costs.
"We thought, the problem of coal is a minor issue in the grand scheme of energy efficiency. Rather than fuss about what energy source you choose, we better pay more attention to impaknya to the environment, how it reduces carbon emissions, and how it can cut energy consumption, "Heiliger said, as quoted from the site San Francisco Chronicle.
With the number of members up in the world to reach 600 million, up server must be able to handle a variety of activities so intense, such as store photos, streaming video, and other information processing. It is estimated, the server load up must work with more than 50 million operations per second.
Meanwhile, up the server technology is believed to save energy for electric power which can supply for 160 thousand homes. The technology itself is developed by top IT companies such as Micro Devices, Dell, Intel Corp., and Hewlett_Packard. Prior to this, Dell also has built a server using the Open Compute initiative specifications.
"We did not develop this in a dark cupboard, but we share it with the world and our colleagues," Heiliger said. Up data center located in Prineville Oregon, stands on an area of 13,600 square meters and was built at a cost of U.S. $ 188 million or around Rp 1.6 trillion.
This data center has triggered protests from the environmental group Greenpeace for electricity supplied from coal-fired power plant, which is regarded as generating the most 'dirty'.
source: vivanews.com
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