Facebook Putting Batteries On-Board Its Servers

Posted by kdawson on Friday November 27, 2009 @05:59AM from the following-where-the-big-boys-lead dept.

1sockchuck writes "The data center of the future may have no central UPS units, and be filled with servers with on-board batteries. Facebook says it will adopt a new power distribution design that shifts the UPS and battery backup functions from the data center into the cabinet by adding a 12-volt battery to each server power supply, an approach pioneered by Google. Facebook says the move will slash its power bill and save millions in capital expenses on UPS systems and PDUs. Facebook acknowledged that these types of custom designs are limited to large companies, but called on server vendors and data center builders to adapt their offerings to make them available to smaller companies."

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Re:This right after... by Hurricane78 · 2009-11-27 07:34 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Boyfriend: Next please!
(Because there is no such thing as a “special one”. It’s only in your head. And the cure is FTAG [fuck ten other girls]. ^^)

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Re:This right after... by hesaigo999ca · 2009-11-27 09:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

so true, so true...spoken like a player !