Energy instability jeopardises European data center uptimes
A new study shows "grid instability" continues to pose energy security challenges for European data centers.
Energy provider Aggreko has published a white paper that details the problems that data center operators in Europe are facing when it comes to securing stable energy sources. The report, ... Read more
‘European telecom providers prepare for power outages’
Several European telecom companies told Reuters that the energy crisis could lead to network outages in the coming winter.
Russia's gas supply has been cut off. Putin blocked one of the main European pipelines after the European Union imposed sanctions for invading Ukraine. The supply of energy... Read more
OVHcloud prepares for power shortages by stockpiling diesel generators
OVHcloud, France's largest in-house cloud provider, is preparing for anticipated power outages by stockpiling diesel generators. Its CEO confirmed the move on Monday.
In the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict, Europe is attempting to reduce its reliance on Russian gas ahead of the approaching wi... Read more
Microsoft’s data centers will provide energy to power grids
Microsoft's Irish data centers will be feeding power into the national grid before the end of the year. Thanks to new data center batteries, grid operators become less dependent on coal and gas.
An offline data centre is a worthless data centre. Servers must keep running. In any other case, the ... Read more
“U.S. and Russia are trying to hack into each other’s electricity networks.
The US and Russia are accusing each other of hacking into the other's electricity networks or trying to do so. According to the other, both countries are trying to inject malware, either directly or via state-sponsored hackers, into networks that can partially or completely shut down the other's ele... Read more