Robert Sty

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Data Centers as Microgrids

by on August 2, 2017 11:12 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy reported that in “2014 the total power consumption of data centers was estimated at 70 billion kWh, which equated to approximately 1.8% of the the total U.S. electrical energy consumption.” [1] It is not unreasonable to see data centers constructed with the capacity to support over 100 MegaWatts of power,… Read more Data Centers as Microgrids

Supporting Edge Computing and IoT with Modular Data Centers

by on July 27, 2017 7:37 pm
  Living on the Edge The increase in sophisticated Internet of Things (IoT) devices is pushing cloud computing to the edge, literally.  Currently all of the major cloud providers such a Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), and Google Cloud Platform operate in huge hyperscale data centers.  These facilities are hundreds of thousands of square feet, and … Read more Supporting Edge Computing and IoT with Modular Data Centers

Generative Design and the Architecture/Engineering Professional

by on July 20, 2017 9:06 pm
Can Computers Become the Next Frank Lloyd Wright? Machine Learning and AI have existed in principal since the 1950’s, and pioneered by Arthur Samuel (1901 – 1959) through the programing of computers so that they may learn from past experience. Since Samuel’s early experiences of having computers play and learn from games of checkers, machine… Read more Generative Design and the Architecture/Engineering Professional

The Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Infrastructure

by on July 11, 2017 11:22 pm
VMWare led the industry in server virtualization technology, or the “process of creating a software-based representation of something rather than a physical one. This applies to applications, servers, storage and networks.” (https://www.vmware.com/solutions/virtualization.html).  As this technology hit the mainstream data center market it allowed for a more efficient IT platform by running a fewer number of servers… Read more The Impact of Virtualization on Data Center Infrastructure

State Technology Offices Follow the Fed's Example

by on July 5, 2017 9:25 pm
Chris Cruz, Deputy Director & Deputy State CIO of the State of California presented the goal of consolidation of the State’s thirty-four data centers down to three or four.  Mr. Cruz noted this as an opportunity to address inefficiencies in the IT structure of the various State agencies and provide standardization.  The State of California… Read more State Technology Offices Follow the Fed's Example