There are few places CIOs can actually conduct experiments with their IT equipment to figure out just how much power the equipment really needs.
Dig down deep--as in 220 feet below the surface of the Earth, in a limestone mine once owned by U.S. Steel ( X - news - people )--and the number of variables is sharply reduced. With no fluctuations in outside air temperature, no blips in electricity delivery and few other distractions, this is an almost perfect environment for testing equipment--and for considering what needs to change in the overall data center world. So what have they found? Forbes caught up with Chuck Doughty, Iron Mountain's vice president of engineering to find out.
Full interview here.
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