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The Future of Data Centers

Data centers already consume huge amounts of power, and demand is growing fast. But new energy-saving technologies, the consolidation of servers, and virtualization technology could help.
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    What VCs Are Investing In

    Virtualization and data-management companies still show potential.
    By letting developers store data on its servers, Google hopes to make the geo-Web more searchable.
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    A Laptop Cooled with Ionic Wind

    The thin and efficient technology could replace bulky cooling fans.
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    Netbook Chips Create a Low-Power Cloud

    A “fast array of wimpy nodes” could replace behemoth server infrastructure.
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    Why IBM Needs Sun

    Insiders at both companies say that it has much to do with Sun’s intellectual property.
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    Cheap Infrastructure

    Google’s App Engine is the latest service to reduce operating costs for Web startups.
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    Saving Energy in Data Centers

    A group at Microsoft Research attacks the problem on two fronts.
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    Higher-Density Data Storage

    A novel nanolaser could cram more data onto a hard disk.
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    Denser Data Storage

    Nanorods and nanowires could increase memory.
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    Data Centers’ Growing Power Demands

    A new report quantifies the electricity consumption of servers, revealing a startling trend.
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    IBM’s Software Predictions

    New software visualization tools will help make sense out of the increasing abundance and complexity of information.
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    Servers for Hire

    Amazon.com is selling the computing resources originally developed to handle its own business. CEO Jeff Bezos explained why, after his keynote at the Emerging Technologies Conference yesterday.
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    Cooling Computers with Tiny Jet Engines

    Hewlett-Packard is adapting fans from radio-controlled jets to relieve heat-stressed computer servers.
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    Computing’s Power Problem

    Tech companies are looking to curb their enormous appetite for electricity.
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    Holographic Memory

    InPhase Technologies hopes to bring its novel 3-D storage product to market by next year–and revolutionize how you store your data.