There are three tables of press people at GigaOm Roadmap covering speakers like NEST's Founder and CEO, Tony Fadell.
One of the things that caught my eye is the line of Macs. I counted 21 Macs, 3 iPads, and 1 PC.
NYTimes's James Glanz writes again, not about Data Centers, but NY ignoring ASCE
The Data Center community is waiting for James Glanz to continue his writing on the data center industry. But, his latest post is about NY ignoring the recommendations of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Engineers’ Warnings in 2009 Detailed Storm Surge Threat to the Region
One of the nation’s most influential groups of engineers said it presented detailed warnings that a devastating storm surge in the region was all but inevitable and proposed ways to prepare.
November 5, 2012, MondayData Barns in a Farm Town, Gobbling Power and Flexing Muscle
When Internet factories come to town, they can feel less like their sleek, clean and convenient image and more like old-time manufacturing.
September 24, 2012, MondayPower, Pollution and the Internet
Helping to process the staggering amount of Internet activity that occurs, data centers waste vast amounts of energy, belying the information industry’s image of environmental friendliness.
September 23, 2012, Sunday
James has found a supportive technical audience.
As the authorities examine how they can protect New York City from extreme weather events like Hurricane Sandy, one of the nation’s most influential groups of engineers is pointing out that more than three years ago, it presented detailed warnings that a devastating storm surge in the region was all but inevitable.The warnings were voiced at a seminar in New York City convened by the American Society of Civil Engineers, whose findings are so respected that they are often written into building codes around the world. Corporate, academic and government engineers at the meeting presented computer simulations of the storm-surge threat and detailed engineering designs of measures to counter it.
We'll see when James decides to continue his attack on the data center industry.
Container Air Energy Storage coming Q4 2013
GigaOm's Katie Fehrenbacher has a post on LightSail Air Energy Storage.
A startup that makes compressed air energy storage technology called LightSail Energy, has raised a whopping $37.3 million series D round led by Peter Thiel, and also including existing investors Bill Gates and Khosla Ventures. LightSail Energy, based in Berkeley, Calif., has been in stealth for awhile, but the company makes a next-generation technology that compresses air in a tank and efficiently releases it on command, creating a sort of air-based battery for the power grid.
I took a look at the technology section of LightSail and the first versions are 1MW containers. What came to mind is whether LightSail could be used in a UPS scenario replacing batteries. If you had a choice between hundreds of lead-acid batteries or a compressed air storage unit, what would you pick?
Instagram's CEO thinks Cell Phone Data Plans is an obstacle
Watching Kevin Systrom - Co-Founder and CEO, Instagram.
800,000 photos were tagged Sandy over the past week. What was interesting is Kevin's comment that cell phone data plans are an obstacle for sharing more. Imagine how many more photos would have been shared if the cell coverage wasn't damaged as well.
Kevin thinks Mobile is just starting given it has only existed for a couple of years for many.
Latency is another issue that Kevin touches on for mobile networks.
You can watch Kevin's talk on the GigaOm stream.
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/74987/events/1625459/videos/5782565
Microsoft launches China Cloud Services
Microsoft and 21Vianet have partnered to provide Microsoft Cloud services in China.
Microsoft Partners With 21Vianet to Offer China-Based Cloud Services
By Paul Mozur
BEIJING--Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said it is partnering with Chinese data center services provider 21Vianet Group Inc. (VNET) to offer cloud services based on data centers within China.
In a post on its website Thursday, Microsoft said it licensed its cloud-based Office 365 and Windows Azure software to Nasdaq-listed 21Vianet, which will allow clients in China to store data in Chinese data centers.
Microsoft added that it would offer clients in China the option to choose between hosting their data within or outside China. The decision about where to host data for a company can be highly sensitive as it is effectively outsourcing the storage of often critical data to a third party. Chinese storage centers are also subject to Chinese laws, which analysts say can at times provide less protection.
GigaOm's Barb Darrow points to the original Microsoft blog post that announces the new services.
Here is the Microsoft post.
Cloud OS is coming to China
RATE THIS1 Nov 2012 2:00 AM
