Could installing a data centre in your customers location be the best way to deliver energy savings and provide them with the compute power and security they need to harness the power of AI and the cloud? It’s already being done in some homes in the UK and businesses could do the same.
► Data centre installed in a shed already cutting cost dramatically
► Claims to use 75% less carbon and traditional DCs
A household in Essex is piloting the use of a small data centre – installed in their garden shed – to heat their home, cutting electricity costs dramatically. The data centre has been developed and installed by London-based Thermify and houses around 500 Raspberry Pi computers. It’s been done as part of the UK Power Networks' SHIELD net zero project.
According to Thermify, its data centres use on average 75% less carbon than traditional approaches and it believes the solution could just as easily be applied to businesses. They could be used both as a source of low-cost energy and, potentially, a resource the business could use to drive demanding apps, such as AI, or their own private clouds.
Inspired by an article on the BBC website.
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