DOT Magazine: Interview with Borderstep Senior Researcher Ralph Hintemann on Data Centers

Why and How the Energy Requirements of Data Centers Are Growing

Energy consumption of data centers is growing continually. Borderstep has been working intensively on this topic complex in recent years.

IT-expert Dr. Ralph Hintemann, senior researcher at Borderstep Institute, looks in his research closely at the reason for growing demand inspite of better energy efficiency. DOTmagazine interviewed him on his research results on energy consumption in data centers.

A further article of the DOTmagazine deals with the figures on the topic and presents current research results from the Borderstep Institute.

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