Making Hardware More Open
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Facebook opens its datacenter hardware under the Open Compute Project, publishes CAD files and specs, and claims measurable gains: a 95% efficient power supply, simplified motherboards that drop extra controllers for lower cost and power, vanity-free chassis that remove bezels and screws, and front-access racks that let technicians service thousands of servers faster. Designs are deployed at scale across multiple sites, cutting repair man-hours, lowering facility and energy costs, and drawing other companies to contribute and adopt the designs.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:58Amir Michael
- 1:15Open Cloud
- 1:57Linux in 2001
- 2:42Linux in 2007
- 3:02The community was focused
- 3:37No lockin
- 4:56Hardware peripherals
- 6:26USB
- 7:49The Hardware Industry
- 10:19Power Supply
- 10:32Server Chassis
- 11:18Rack Design
- 12:22Open Source
- 12:56Scale
- 13:48Open Compute Project
- 14:32Conclusion
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