06.05.08

Five Habits of Wildly Unsuccessful CIOs

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 9:38 am by Paul Ambrose

Jason Hiner of TechRepublic in his video blog presents five key habits of unsucessful CIOs. According to Hiner, these CIOs are short sighted, have inflated egos, and have no business sense. They do the following:

  1. Acquire technology because it is new
  2. Do not consider open-source solutions
  3. Build an in-house solution when there is an out-of-the box solution
  4. Do not understand the relationship between IT and business
  5. Communitcate poorly with other executives in the organizations

Here’s a link to Jason Hiner’s video post.

05.03.08

Data Centers Bigger Polluters Than Airlines?

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 10:26 pm by Paul Ambrose

A recent McKinsey study projects that by 2020, world’s data center will become bigger polluters than the airline industry. Did you ever think of that! The study states that the CO2 emission due to electricity consumption by data centers will be more than that of the airline industry.

Here’s a summary of the study as it appeared in NY Times.

03.19.08

Floating Data Centers

Posted in Information Systems/Technology at 12:38 pm by Paul Ambrose

International Data Security (IDS), a Silicon Valley startup, is building data centers on a fleet of decommissioned cargo ships using sea water as a coolant. Shipboard cargo spaces will be built out as data center floors and deck space will be used to stack modular data centers in standard shipping containers. The ships will connect to onshore power and network links, fuel backup power generators with biodiesel and reuse equipment waste heat to manage onboard temperatures. IDS projects that using sea water as a coolant will save about 30% of their energy costs. The first ship will go online this April, and will  be berthed in San Francisco’s Pier 50.

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