On Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:40:30 -0600, Dave Jones wrote: >Recently the BBC posted an article about how the grow in Irish data centers >(or "centres" for the Brits) is causing a possible power crises. See "Can we >make the internet less power-thirsty?" >(https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64429819). Sounds like a great opportunity >for IBM to highlight the sustainability of large numbers of Linux on z servers >running on a z16 box. >Hopefully somebody at IBM is taking a hard look at this now. > Link on listserv.ua gets 404. Perhaps: <https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64429819>?
Do z systems, like personal systems, operate at reduced energy consumption when idle? It's only a partial answer that the z is optimized for peak performance 24*7*52. Popular media, driven by sensation, emphasize the demands of crypto mining. How does that compare? And what fraction of total energy use, including domestic, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing ...? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
