Zahl's blog

Data Centres Down Under

Thu, 17/06/2010 - 21:53 — Zahl

As the industry grapples with metrics, which metric can be meaningful across the whole world and tell me about my data centre and IT efficiency? How about cost per delivered kWh?

Cost - The only real yardstick!

Tue, 02/03/2010 - 23:10 — Zahl

If you want to demonstrate the 'Value' of IT to the business there is only one metric that they need or more importantly, will understand....

Where do we go from here?

Wed, 24/02/2010 - 02:14 — Zahl

So we've nailed PUE. What's next? Productivity? Useful work? CUPS, CADE, DPPE? We're right now at the very corner of a turning point in our industry...we're about to be held accountable!

Green Grid Tech Forum

Mon, 08/02/2010 - 02:09 — Zahl

This years Green Grid tech forum in San Jose was quite the turn up compared to last year. It's clear that folks have been working hard.

Innovation in the Data Centre 2009

Sun, 20/12/2009 - 22:53 — Zahl

2009 saw a raft of innovative data centres open and ideas shared with the industry, who says an old dog can't change?

US Carbon Cap & Trade

Sat, 28/11/2009 - 21:53 — Zahl

So will our American cousins take the bold step forward into carbon cap and trade? It's been this year's hot topic at the Data Center Dynamics events I've spoken at.

What's in a number? PUE/DCIE

Wed, 28/10/2009 - 00:51 — Zahl

How much can a single number tell you about how efficient a data centre is? While many argue about the value and benefit of PUE/DCIE, we've developed a tool that takes this simple metric and makes it much more meaningful.

GreenIT Mission to Japan

Mon, 19/10/2009 - 04:55 — Zahl

In a recent trip to Tokyo, I visited many leading organisations in Japan to see what they were doing about energy efficiency in the data centre. The trip was sponsored by the British Embassy in Tokyo.

Time's up for PUE/DCIE?

Mon, 28/09/2009 - 23:41 — Zahl

Has PUE reached the end of its useful life or is there a way we can breathe new life into this metric that our industry has embraced with such enthusiasm?

Water in my data centre

Wed, 26/08/2009 - 00:38 — Zahl

Is water a necessary evil in the data centre? Are we right to fear having water in the data centre?