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Data Centers Using Less Power Than Forecast, Report Says - NYTimes.com
SAN FRANCISCO — Data centers’ unquenchable thirst for electricity has been slaked by the global recession and by a combination of new power-saving technologies, according to an independent report on data center power use from 2005 to 2010.
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A study shows that, partly because of the 2008 recession, power consumption by data centers hasn't grown at expected rates.
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The study suggests that Google's centers are more efficient than most.
The report, by Jonathan G. Koomey, a consulting professor in the civil and environmental engineering department at Stanford University, found that the actual number of computer servers declined significantly compared to 2010 forecasts because of this lowered demand for computing and because of the financial crisis of 2008 and the emergence of technologies like more efficient computer chips and computer server virtualization, which allows fewer servers to run more programs. -
Central Falls, Rhode Island: A Bankrupt Crystal Ball For Future America
It’s the end of the solvency road for Central Falls, Rhode Island.
Bloomberg reports today “Central Falls, Rhode Island’s poorest city, sought Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection as it struggles to meet pension obligations.” -
Adobe Edge: What You Need to Know | PCWorld
Adobe released a preview of its upcoming Adobe Edge software Monday morning. But what exactly is this new program, and why are web developers so excited about it? Here's what you need to know.
What is Adobe Edge?
Edge is a new web development tool from Adobe that makes it easy to create animations and interactive websites with HTML5, the latest revision of HTML. HTML5 tries to add the interaction and multimedia we've come to expect from the web without forcing users to download plug-ins such as Microsoft Silverlight or Adobe Flash. -
With the Bing Search Engine, Microsoft Plays the Underdog - NYTimes.com
MIKE NICHOLS has a poster on his office wall. It shows the young Muhammad Ali glaring down at a fallen Sonny Liston, the bruising heavyweight who had seemed invincible — until Ali beat him, in 1964, in one of the biggest upsets in sports history, and then beat him again a year later.
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