By: Darren Bonawitz
I want to share this article from whir.com written by Justin Lee about IBM’s data center on display at Disney’s Epcot Center. It appears data centers are going mainstream, they are not just for nerds anymore.
IBM Data Center Shown at Disney’s Epcot Center
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — An energy-efficient data center is currently on display at Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World, as part of IBM’s SmarterPlanet (www.ibm.com/smarterplanet) exhibit, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.
The attraction is intended to give visitors a greater understanding of the increasing role technology plays in their daily lives, helping to tackle challenges such as reducing traffic and crime, and improving food safety and local water supplies.
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