IT Professional · 2011 · 18 citations · 8 references
ComputingCloud ComputingComputer ScienceCloud ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureCloud Computing ManagementCloud Infrastructure DesignCloud Resource ManagementCompute Resource ManagementEnergy-efficient Cloud ComputingSolar Energy SystemsAffordable EnergyCloud Computing SystemsCloud Data Centers
In the developing world, reliable and affordable electricity isn't always available, presenting challenges for the Western "bigger is better" datacenter model. A small-scale, cloud computing datacenter, however, could leverage recent technological breakthroughs to instead rely on solar energy.
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Energy-Efficient Cloud Computing
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