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Big Blue Goes Big Green: IBM Tops Greenest Supercomputers

Preston Gralla — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:11:00 -0700

IBM, long known for making many of the fastest supercomputers in the world, has another supercomputer accolade: It dominates the Green500 supercomputer list, with a whopping 18 of the world's greenest 20 supercomputers.

Xcel Energy Launches Incentives for IT Managers to Go Green

GreenerComputing Staff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:01:00 -0700

The electric utility will fund up to 75 percent of the cost of a company's data center efficiency study, and will refund up to $400 per kilowatt saved from implementing an efficiency program.

The State of Green IT

Matthew Wheeland — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:15:00 -0700

John Lamb, an IT architect with IBM and the author of "The Greening of IT," explains the basics of optimizing IT systems, simple steps for getting started, and the many incentives that are making green IT a necessity for companies large and small.

Cisco: Here's why the Smart Grid Will Dwarf the Internet

Preston Gralla — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:34:00 -0700

Recently a Cisco official was quoted as saying that the Smart Grid will be 1,000 times as large as the Internet. That quote, says the Cisco official, was inaccurate -- but she has plenty of good reasons why the Smart Grid will dwarf the Internet.

Tapping into the Value of Being Virtually Green

Rob Watson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:21:00 -0700

Certain principles can be broadly applied across industries. Take the principle of load diversity and full capacity utilization. This principle is used to great effect in the power sector, data centers -- and in some instances, buildings.

Cisco: Smart Grid May Be "1,000 times larger than the Internet"

Preston Gralla — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:41:00 -0700

There's been plenty of hype about the Smart Grid -- some justified and some not. But the gold award for Smart Grid hype has to go to Cisco, whose spokesperson last month said that the grid could end up being up to 1,000 times the size of the Internet.

Green IT Is Maturing, Here to Stay, Researchers Find

GreenerComputing Staff — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:50:00 -0700

A new report from Forrester Research outlines the 15 "Green IT 1.0" technologies that are helping IT managers clearly define and achieve business and environmental benefits through smart technology management.

Will Your Next Data Center Be Solar Powered?

Preston Gralla — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:39:00 -0700

Think that solar power can't power data centers? Think again. i/o Data Centers, an IT infrastructure provider in Phoenix is in the process of deploying a massive array of solar panels that will generate up to 4.5 megawatts of electricity to help power its giant data center.

Are Tiny Processors the Future of Green Data Centers?

Preston Gralla — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:08:00 -0700

Think virtualization in a data center, and you most likely think of the latest generation of multi-core chips, such as Intel's recently released Nehalem-EX processor, which comes with eight cores a a whopping 2,300,000,000 transistors. But the future of green data centers may be in the opposite end of the spectrum, with server clusters built using many small, power-efficient processors.

HP Makes Big Additions to Eco Solutions Program

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:03:00 -0700

With new servers, printing solutions, an upcoming "telepresence-lite" program and new environmental commitments, Hewlett-Packard today announced several expansions to its overall green IT program.

IBM's Next-Gen Data Center to Use 50 Percent Less Energy

GreenerComputing Staff — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:31:00 -0700

In a partnership with Syracuse University, IBM is breaking ground today on a new data center facility embracing a range of cutting-edge green IT solutions.

Energy Star for Servers: Not Nearly Good Enough

Preston Gralla — Thu, 21 May 2009 10:39:00 -0700

There's good news and bad news about the just-released Energy Star ratings for servers. The good news is that it exists. The bad news is that it doesn't go nearly far enough.

IT Pros to the Feds: Don't Regulate Green IT

Preston Gralla — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:07:00 -0700

What's near the top of the list of concerns for IT pros? If a recent survey is to be believed, they worry that the federal government may begin setting regulations for Green IT. But there's plenty of evidence those fears are unfounded. I've got details in my blog.

EPA Launches Energy Star for Servers Spec

GreenerComputing Staff — Fri, 15 May 2009 05:10:00 -0700

After several years of work, enterprise servers can now be rated on energy efficiency, as part of the EPA's overall goal to improve data center energy efficiency.

Will South Korea Clean the U.S.'s Clock in Green IT?

Preston Gralla — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:56:00 -0700

There's no doubt that the future of IT is green, and that any country that leads the world in Green IT will reap enormous financial benefits. But it may be that South Korea, rather than the United States, will become the world Green IT leader.