Bend data center previewed

Sean Handley, director of business services for BendBroadband, discusses the sustainable design of the data center, called The Vault, that BendBroadband is building in northeast Bend. The data center’s roof will be covered with solar panels — with inverters supplied by PV Powered — and will create enough energy to operate the office space in the building. Designers also hope a state-of-the-art cooling system that will be used in the center, which will store about 400 racks full of computer servers, will drastically lower the energy use of the overall building. The company plans to rent out portions of the data center it doesn’t use for its own purposes. Handley gave his presentation on the data center to potential clients Wednesday at the Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room.