Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex.
Evolving story · 1 updatesData Center Power Flexibility Gains AttentionTimeline → 30-second summary
A surge in electric kettle usage during a soccer match caused a grid imbalance, highlighting the need for flexible data center power management to handle sudden demand spikes.
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At the end of a tense and scoreless first half of a soccer match between the English men’s team and rival Germany, millions of Brits let out a collective sigh and did what they so often do in moments of stress: They made tea. That wave of electric kettles clicking on, however, caused a different…
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