
Startups in France and Germany are also pursuing the smart idea, which saves money for all involved
There’s a new way for homeowners to save money on their heating bills: by turning their living rooms into data centers.
Startups in Holland, France, and Germany are reimagining the conventional data center model, placing servers inside people’s homes instead of out-the-way data farms. In the process, they hope to heat homes from excess computer heat, while lowering costs for their clients.
“It’s greener, more socially responsible because you’re helping a household make ends meet, and you save money,” says Boaz Leupe, CEO of a Dutch company called Nerdalize.
Nerdalize recently announced a trial with Eneco, Holland’s second biggest utility, whereby five homes will install server units disguised as radiators. In return, owners are reimbursed for the electricity the servers use and get to enjoy the excess heat from the computers—which is considerable.
Leupe says 60% of the cost of conventional data farms comes from buying up and putting in the required building. Nerdalize, he says, can reduce costs for its clients by about 50% by hosting in people’s homes instead. Eneco, which has a minority stake in the startup, says households can save about $440 a year on their heating bills.
Leupe insists there are no privacy or security concerns about storing data in people’s homes. One, the company knows if someone is tampering with its box. Two, the data is encrypted. And three, it’s distributed—anyone wanting to hack the network would have to know which households are carrying out work they’re interested in.
Read more:Â Dutch Homes Get Free Heating If They Agree To Host A Computer Server
The Latest on: Servers
[google_news title=”” keyword=”Servers” num_posts=”10″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]
via Google News
The Latest on: Servers
- Mangaluru: Holy Cross Church, Kulshekar celebrates induction of 48 Altar Serverson July 22, 2024 at 9:41 am
Holy Cross Church in Kulshekar witnessed a significant event on July 21st morning as 48 children were formally inducted as altar servers during the 9:30 AM Mass. This ceremony marked a pivotal ...
- Blue screen of death strikes crowd of CrowdStrike serverson July 20, 2024 at 1:10 am
A bad software update from security software vendor CrowdStrike has paralyzed Windows machines around the world.
- ‘The Daily Show’: Jordan Klepper Joke About RNC ‘Crashing the Grindr Servers’ Forces Him to Pause the Show | Videoon July 19, 2024 at 8:01 am
Comedy Central aired a special live episode for the conclusion of the event The post ‘The Daily Show’: Jordan Klepper Joke About RNC ‘Crashing the Grindr Servers’ Forces Him to Pause the Show | Video ...
- Millions of Windows servers down after CrowdStrike update - How it happened and how to fixon July 19, 2024 at 4:52 am
If you're managing Windows servers you may need to cancel your weekend plans as a CrowdStrike update has caused millions of Windows servers to BSOD / boot loop. It appears that this is not a security ...
- This free VPN has over 4000 servers – and you've never heard of iton July 18, 2024 at 10:04 am
But unbelievably, there's one provider with over 4,000 servers worldwide that very few people in the VPN game will have heard of. I'm talking about VPN Gate, and it's completely free to boot. So, ...
- Are EA College Football 25 servers down? How to check on game statuson July 17, 2024 at 8:36 am
EA Sports said its servers for College Football 25 would be down for maintenance Wednesday morning, July 17. Online play so far has seen many issues.
- 'College Football '25' players unable to connect to EA servers. They're not taking it well.on July 17, 2024 at 7:47 am
EA's highly anticipated game College Football '25 has seemingly caused issues with the servers before it has even officially been released. Lots of folks seemingly opted to pay extra to get early ...
- Are College Football 25 servers down? Server status, maintenance & outage updateson July 15, 2024 at 6:16 pm
Wondering if College Football 25’s servers are down? Here is everything you need to know about its status and outages.
- College Football 25's Servers Are Getting Crushed Before It's Even Fully Releasedon July 15, 2024 at 2:25 pm
College Football 25 is now available for those pre-ordered EA's anticipated sports game. Unfortunately, College Football 25's servers are already struggling.
- ‘College Football 25’ Early Access Release Derailed After EA Servers Crash And People Weren’t Happyon July 15, 2024 at 1:52 pm
College Football 25 doesn't officially come out until July 19th, but fans who shelled out an extra $30 for a premium edition that offered three days of ...
via Bing News