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How many of you have thought about the possibility of the power grid to your data center being attacked by Snipers? GigaOm’s Katie Fehrenbacher has a post on what happened in CA.
Snipers took down major grid systems in California last year & it could have been a dress rehearsal
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photo: Flickr / Akash_KurdekarSUMMARY:Turns out cyber security might not be the biggest threat to the power grid after all.
There are cases of power being taken out by hunters who choose to shoot at transformers.
I wrote back in Aug 2013 an Analysis The Next Microsoft CEO, and put Satya as the leading candidate.
Well today is the press release, and Satya has the job.
Microsoft Board names Satya Nadella as CEO
Feb. 04, 2014Bill Gates steps up to new role as Technology Advisor; John Thompson assumes role as Chairman of Board of Directors.REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 4, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Nadella previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
“During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella,” said Bill Gates, Microsoft’s Founder and Member of the Board of Directors. “Satya is a proven leader with hard-core engineering skills, business vision and the ability to bring people together. His vision for how technology will be used and experienced around the world is exactly what Microsoft needs as the company enters its next chapter of expanded product innovation and growth.”
The above fits with what I said.
Summary: The next CEO of Microsoft is going to be someone Bill Gates and his advisors trust and respect to fulfill the CEO role over the next 15-20 years. Microsoft is a company built on writing software, therefore the CEO should have the ability to support the vision of developing innovative software that leads the industry in growth. Satya Nadella is a leading candidate. What is unknown is what Bill Gates thinks of the other candidates vs. Satya.
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My perspective on Satya is different than many as I remember Satya from days of working on Microsoft's Interactive TV where he was a product manager and I was a program manager. We were chatting a bit back in June 2013 at GigaOm Structure. Satya joined Microsoft in Feb 1992. I joined in Apr 1992. Satya has worked in a wide range of roles at Microsoft and has taken the path of being groomed for executive leadership.
Now that the Microsoft CEO is identified the company can move on. Who will take over Satya’s job? What is the new organization now that Satya has the backing of the board?
“Satya is clearly the best person to lead Microsoft, and he has the unanimous support of our Board,” Thompson said. “The Board took the thoughtful approach that our shareholders, customers, partners and employees expected and deserved.”
Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl. One of the best memories is seeing the kids cheer.
Below are our kids and the J family ready for their morning ski race training. Training was over at 12:30p so everyone could head home and watch the Seahawks win the Super Bowl.
Go Hawks
In Google’s earnings statement is a reported $2.26 bil spent to increase data center capacity.
In the fourth quarter of 2013, capital expenditures were $2.26 billion, the majority of which was for production equipment, data-center construction, and real estate purchases.
Here is a nice graph that shows the past spending.
Google’s data center spending down slightly, but still crazy high
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SUMMARY:Google spend a little less on infrastructure during the fourth quarter than during the third quarter, but it still spent a lot. Like $2.25 billion a lot.
I am getting busier and I am finding others who are covering the green data center topic well. GigaOm’s Derrick Harris was at OCP. I know I saw him there and he writes on Facebook’s efficiency effort saving billions.
With Open Compute, Facebook is saving billions and moving markets
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SUMMARY:Facebook might have launched the Open Compute Project to force server vendors to build higher-effiency gear, but it’s having a much greater impact than even Facebook anticipated.
Mark Zuckerberg and Jay Parikh mentioned the savings.
During on-stage appearances at this year’s Open Compute Summit, which took place earlier this week in San Jose, both Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and VP of Engineering Jay Parikh highlighted the cost savings: Development of energy-efficient technologies has saved Facebook $1.2 billion over the past three years.
Zuckerberg (hoodie) on stage with Tim O’Reilly.
