Comments on: Agriculture 2.0: Server Farms http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/agriculture-20-server-farms/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben Letalik http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/agriculture-20-server-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-163022 Ben Letalik Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:30:12 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1827#comment-163022 A E Pfeiffer: That is certainly a very interesting question! It is something I've never thought of before. It certainly goes beyond my limited expertise. After a quick google search, it appears no one has done this. If a system like you propose did exist, it would completely change the entire server farm game. A E Pfeiffer: That is certainly a very interesting question! It is something I’ve never thought of before. It certainly goes beyond my limited expertise. After a quick google search, it appears no one has done this.

If a system like you propose did exist, it would completely change the entire server farm game.

]]> By: A E Pfeiffer http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/agriculture-20-server-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-162964 A E Pfeiffer Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:06:26 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1827#comment-162964 Has anyone tried to use the hot air from the servers to generate power for the cooling system? Then only the price of land would be an issue. Has anyone tried to use the hot air from the servers to generate power for the cooling system? Then only the price of land would be an issue.

]]> By: Justin Papermaster http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/agriculture-20-server-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-159921 Justin Papermaster Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:25:00 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1827#comment-159921 One problem I see with hosting a "server farm" in a small, remote fishing village is the lack of necessary tech support. Last time I checked most fishermen don't have the technical prowess to troubleshoot hardware malfunctions in a cluster server. One problem I see with hosting a “server farm” in a small, remote fishing village is the lack of necessary tech support. Last time I checked most fishermen don’t have the technical prowess to troubleshoot hardware malfunctions in a cluster server.

]]> By: Joseph Logan http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/05/agriculture-20-server-farms/comment-page-1/#comment-159869 Joseph Logan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:46:32 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/?p=1827#comment-159869 That's a thornier question than it might seem; even though the number of servers is rising, the size and cost of the components continues to drop. It's not clear what the size and thus energy effects will be in years to come. That said, Canada, Siberia, and the Scandinavian nations seem ripe for courting this sort of industry to their shores. That’s a thornier question than it might seem; even though the number of servers is rising, the size and cost of the components continues to drop. It’s not clear what the size and thus energy effects will be in years to come. That said, Canada, Siberia, and the Scandinavian nations seem ripe for courting this sort of industry to their shores.

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