Small Startup Prevails In Server Cooling 'Chill Off'

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday October 17, 2010 @09:00AM from the cool-as-ice dept.

miller60 writes "A small startup has shown exceptional energy efficiency in a data center 'chill off' comparing server cooling technologies. Clustered Systems posted the best numbers in the 18-month vendor evaluation sponsored by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. The Menlo Park, Calif. company built a prototype server that uses no fans and cools processors with a cold plate with tubing filled with liquid coolant. The testing accidentally highlighted the opportunity for additional energy savings, when the Clustered Systems unit continued to operate during a cooling failure that raised the chiller plant water temperature from 44 to 78 degrees F."

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Re:Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · 2010-10-17 10:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

That does seem to be the going ethic in business these days. What ever happened to "I'm going to make a better way and out-compete the established players"? Is it any wonder the MAFIAA thinks they can have government-mandated control of their market niche?