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Microsoft Tests Immersion Cooling Tech from Bitcoin Mining for its Cloud Servers

By Rich Miller - March 12, 2021 5 Comments

Bubbles rise from servers insider a tank of cooling liquid in the Microsoft lab., where the company is testing two-phase liquid cooling technology (Image: Microsoft)

Microsoft is test-driving immersion cooling technology used in bitcoin mining for adoption in its cloud. As powerful new AI hardware presents cooling challenges, Microsoft sees dunking its servers in coolant as a promising technology for future data centers.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, BitFury, Immersion, Immersion cooling, Microsoft

Soaring Bitcoin Price Boosts Fortunes of Cryptocurrency Mining Firms

By Rich Miller - January 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

A Compute North modular data center housing bitcoin mining infrastructure. (Photo: Compute North)

The soaring price of bitcoin has boosted the fortunes of cryptocurrency miners, who are seeing strong profits amid surging investor interest in digital assets. Today one bitcoin miner announced a $250 million stock sale, while another is adding 47 megawatts of compute capacity.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency

Frontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for May 2018

By Sarah Rubenoff - June 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Frontier Spotlight February 2019

The most-read stories on Data Center Frontier last month focused on news from Google, LinkedIn and Intel. Stay informed and check out the Frontier Spotlight April 2018, featuring the most-read stories on Data Center Frontier.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Cloud, Colocation, cybersecurity, Edge Computing, smart cities

Coinbase Plans Low-Latency Colocation for Bitcoin Trading

By Rich Miller - May 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

A corridor inside an Equinix low-latency colocation facility in Secaucus, N.J. Bitcoin specialists are seeking to create similar capabilities for cryptocurrency trading. (Photo: Rich Miller)

Bitcoin specialist Coinbase is entering the market for low-latency colocation services, a move that could signal a shift in the data center industry’s relationship with the cryptocurrency world.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Chicago, Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Miners Seeking Massive Amounts of Power in Washington State

By Rich Miller - January 10, 2018 Leave a Comment

A wall of blinking lights within a bitcoin mining center,

Looking to capitalize on the huge spike in the price of bitcoin, cryptocurrency mining operations are seeking unprecedented amounts of electricity to launch new facilities in Washington State.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Quincy

The Year Ahead: Delivering on the Promise of Virtual Reality

By Rich Miller - January 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

Google has been an early adopter of virtual reality, offering a 360-degree tour of one of its data centers. (Image: YouTube)

The growth of virtual reality and augmented reality may require more investment in data centers, as well as innovation in networking, perhaps employing peer-to-peer technology or blockchains.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Blockchain, M2M, P2P

Bitcoin Mining Boom Prompts Utility to Seek Power Rate Hike

By Rich Miller - February 2, 2016 2 Comments

A wall of blinking lights within a bitcoin mining center,

The bitcoin mining boom has prompted a backlash in central Washington state, where a local power board has proposed a rate hike for high-density power users. Does this matter for data centers?

Tagged With: Bitcoin, Data Center Power

Immersion Cooling At Scale: BitFury Pushes Density to 250kW Per Rack

By Rich Miller - October 27, 2015 1 Comment

Immersion cooling using 3M Novec

BitFury will use immersion cooling to manage power densities of 250kW per enclosure. It’s the largest implementation yet of immersion cooling, which houses servers in enclosures filled with fluid, and pushes the boundaries of rack densities.

Tagged With: Bitcoin, BitFury, Immersion cooling

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