Comments on: IBM’s new $360M datacenter; reflective roof, collected rainwater http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/15/ibms-new-360m-datacenter-reflective-roof-collected-rainwater/ HPC News Without the Noise for Supercomputing Professionals | insideHPC Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: sileNT http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/15/ibms-new-360m-datacenter-reflective-roof-collected-rainwater/#comment-208233 sileNT Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:08:15 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=10055#comment-208233 Half the energy of a typical complex? Supposing that a typical modern complex already saves as much as possible on lightning and cooling by using smart design, IBM must have achieved this great reduction by using energy from solar panels? I could be wrong, though. Half the energy of a typical complex? Supposing that a typical modern complex already saves as much as possible on lightning and cooling by using smart design, IBM must have achieved this great reduction by using energy from solar panels?

I could be wrong, though.

]]> By: John West http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/15/ibms-new-360m-datacenter-reflective-roof-collected-rainwater/#comment-208187 John West Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:29:42 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=10055#comment-208187 Richard - I was thinking that the specific technologies they talk about in the article (rainwater, reflective roof, light timers) would work in an 25KW/rack center just as well as an 8kW/rack center. But you are right, the power distribution and rack power design points would be nice to know. Richard – I was thinking that the specific technologies they talk about in the article (rainwater, reflective roof, light timers) would work in an 25KW/rack center just as well as an 8kW/rack center. But you are right, the power distribution and rack power design points would be nice to know.

]]> By: Richard Hintz http://insidehpc.com/2010/02/15/ibms-new-360m-datacenter-reflective-roof-collected-rainwater/#comment-208179 Richard Hintz Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:39:36 +0000 http://insidehpc.com/?p=10055#comment-208179 Too bad the design power density per rack isn't given. "The site is oriented to hosting cycles for outside businesses, not to HPC, but the technologies should apply." Unless the design is for the traditional 5-8kw/rack, not HPC densities of 25+kw/rack. Too bad the design power density per rack isn’t given.

“The site is oriented to hosting cycles for outside businesses, not to HPC, but the technologies should apply.” Unless the design is for the traditional 5-8kw/rack, not HPC densities of 25+kw/rack.

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