Re: Timing!
"Michael Painter" <[email protected]>
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Iowa chosen for next Microsoft data center http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10022125-56.html?tag=nl.e433 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikael Abrahamsson" <swmike-uVNFFiCRr/[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:06 AM Subject: RE: Timing! > On Thu, 21 Aug 2008, Kevin Kargel wrote: > >> Anybody want to come start a server farm? I bet the city would give you >> a building dirt cheap ;) > > If cooling is a large portion of the cost, wouldn't it make sense to build > datacenters in colder climates next to rivers which are typically quite > cold and can be used for cooling? Would also increase chance of having > cheap hydroelectric power in the neighbourhood as well. > > -- > Mikael Abrahamsson email: swmike-uVNFFiCRr/[email protected] -- Eat sushi frequently. - Avi [email protected] is the human contact address. [email protected] is the list posting address. See below URL for subscribe/unsubscribe and list options: http://inet-access.net/mailman/listinfo/list