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Singapore government pushes energy-efficient data center plan

Network World

GW of data center capacity with at least 300 MW of additional capacity in the near term, with more to come through green energy deployments, it announced earlier this week. Singapore wants to go beyond that and reduce energy use for air-cooling by raising the temperatures at which servers and storage racks can safely operate.

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Microsoft to launch zero water consumption cooling for future data centers

Network World

These will allow the data centers to use warmer temperatures for cooling than previous generations of IT hardware, and thus mitigate the power use with high efficiency economizing chillers with elevated water temperatures, he wrote. Microsoft has improved its WUE by 80% since its first generation of datacenters, he said.

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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros

Network World

Key topics: Data center types, standards, key constraints, regulations, energy management, security, market drivers and trends. Key topics: Data center types, standards, key constraints, regulations, energy management, security, market drivers and trends. Format: One-day instructor-led program or eight-hour distance learning program.

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Cisco launches intelligent Wi-Fi 7 access points

Network World

The APs come with built-in Bluetooth Low Energy, ultra-wideband, and GPS capabilities. Unified subscription model eases licensing The new Cisco Networking Subscription is designed to streamline the purchasing and use of Cisco software, hardware, services, and platforms.

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Startup Fractile tackles AI inference bottlenecks with new chip design

Network World

in robotics is looking to shake up the AI chip industry with an innovative approach that promises to deliver hardware that is 100 times faster, 10 times cheaper, and 20 times more energy efficient than the Nvidia GPUs that dominate the market today. So far, the company has architected the hardware and modeled its behavior.

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Sustainability, grid demands, AI workloads will challenge data center growth in 2025

Network World

Data centers this year will face several challenges as the demand for artificial intelligence introduces an evolution in AI hardware, on-premises and cloud-based strategies for training and inference, and innovations in power distributionsall while opposition to new data center developments continues to grow.

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Making Remarkable Energy Grids a Reality

CIO Business Intelligence

While the energy sector has long embraced IT, it’s on the verge of a digital makeover. The dilemma of constantly growing energy demand and the need to address the global climate crisis using increasing amounts of intermittent renewables drives energy companies to make advancements in IT automation and AI, edge computing, and communications.

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