A Green Data Center (
GDC )
is a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data in which
the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for
maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact. The Green Data
Center is an optimized data center that we can identify as "intelligent
and organized ecosystem", which implements innovative applications of
energy efficiency and operational by acting on three areas where the energy is
consumed in the data center: energy consumed by the facility as the systems
power and cooling, the energy consumed by real IT systems and an inefficient
use of IT systems. Then, a formal definition of Green Data Center is: an
intelligent, organized and controlled infrastructure that meets the demands of
more innovative operational energy efficiency.
Reaping benefits from energy efficiency
Data centers
consume 30 to 80 times the energy per square meter as compared to traditional
office space. For instance, a company with a data centre of 2,000 square meters
could spend up to 150 – 250 Million USD of facility operating costs over its 10
to 20 year useful life to run a data center with up to 70 percent of the costs
being used for energy costs. A typical data center consumes about 250 kilowatts
of power.
“Solar power is
ideally suited for a data centre because it is a natural source of DC power”.
It eliminates the need for AC-DC conversion, which results in a 10 percentage
point gain, when compared to AC power sources. “As data centers consume tens to
hundreds of MW, this saving is not small”.
Apart from
using solar energy, other unique capabilities like water cooled lab
infrastructure for POWER7 servers and a TivSAM based Private Cloud with 4000+
VMs for internal development teams has helped create this smarter data center
at IBM India Software Labs, Bangalore.
The project that couples solar power with water-cooled
servers that run on high-voltage direct current. The method results in about a
10 percent energy savings by reducing the losses that normally happen in
converting from alternating power from the grid to the direct current servers
run on, according to Kota Murali, the chief scientist of nanotechnology at IBM
India who developed the pilot as a side project.
That
level of energy reduction is significant for large data centers with many
servers, but the implications of solar and servers are potentially profound for
places that don't have access to reliable power
IBM's
India Software Lab in Bangalore has set up a 50-kilowatt rooftop array to power
about 20 percent of its data center.
One of the most visited place in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. I think Boyakonda Gangamma temple receive most devotee's aftter Tirumala and Kanipakam. What is there ? Boyakonda is remote place with Gangamma temple on top of small stonny hill. The temple is popular to people in AP, Tamilnadu and Karnataka who believe Gangamma goddess. When to Visit ? You can plan to visit all days but majority of pooja's and visitors prefer Sunday and Tuesday. Location : Boyakonda is located near Chowdepally (6 kms), on the way to Madanapalli (15 kms) and 12 kms from Punganur. Better to reach the place on your own vahicle because busses from Chowdepally, Madanapalli and Punganur are normally heavy crowded. Speciality : Two major specialities of the temple.....traditionally, people who want to take decisions (by keeping flower on Goddess head, if it falls on right side then their dream comes true, otherwise :) ) and rest are coming here to pray by sacrificing animals / bi...
Jaggery making (In telugu: Ganuga aadatam) is a long process for the forming community and the duration involves very long hard working days but lot of fun is possible as many folks will be working. Normally, the work involves: Cutting sugar cane, moving them from field to prep place, cleaning canes, crushing them through Crusher machine, moving cane juice to storage tank which is in the process of heating the juice, boiling pawn, making the jaggery to shapes, drying them, transporting them to home and keeping them in storage room. I spent many years working this (Ganuga aadatam) which is normally 30 to 50 days, yearly once, starts in Feb / Mar time frame of the year. Olden days, sugar cane was crushing using crushers powered by Oxes and later crushers were run using Diesel oil or Electricity. Eating stages of Jaggery process: Sugarcane, Juice, Paaku (when it is 70% completion), Lakkili (when it is ~90% completion), Jaggery. Watch Jaggery making video too, if interested :...
Kodipandem (Rooster / Cock fight) It's very interesting, competitive and joyful event / game during summer holidays (Dec to May) in near by villages. This event is traditionally followed and normally organized by local head / leader who manages the venue, shops and other activities (playing cards, drinks & ... ). Big People (Village heads) grow the roosters healthy to win against rivals to show their power to win against rival families. Cockfights usually starts around 11 am to 11:50 am and continues till evening (~ 7pm) under huge Tree or set of tree's. But the program details were publicized few day's early or previous week / day based on different factors. In the Cockfight game involve: Cock owners, Knife owner, Knife tying person, Betting people and viewers. Different types of Roosters / Cock's available and some of them in telugu are: 'Khaki Nemali', 'Nemali', 'Degha', 'Kodi Degha' (black bottom, red on top), 'S...
Very nice Mekala! Great to kids enjoying our workplace.
ReplyDeleteVery good...!!Kids enjoying :)
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