World's Data Centers Refuse to Exit Ice Age: As the internet expands -- and businesses bring more and more data online -- it's more important the ever that data centers keep their power consumption down. This not only saves money, it eases the burden on the environment. Raising temperatures is one rather easy way to save power, but many data operators are afraid to dial up the savings. They're afraid of damaging equipment. They're afraid of voiding warranties. They're afraid of change. Theses fears appear to be unwarranted, but there's been little in the way of hard data to dispel them. That's beginning to change, however, as the large data center operators such as Amazon and Facebook study the problem internally and equipment makers such Intel conduct experiments and educate customers
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