Innovation
promises to cut massive power use at big data companies in a flash
July 18,
2012
Big data
needs big power. The server farms that undergird the Internet run on a vast
tide of electricity. Even companies that have invested in upgrades to minimize
their eco-footprint use tremendous amounts: The New York Times estimates that
Google, for example, uses enough electricity in its data centers to power about
200,000 homes.
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