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Cloud Computing Highlighted as an Emissions-Reduction Strategy

GreenerComputing Staff — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:24:00 -0700

Companies using outsourced data centers can save thousands of dollars per year in energy costs, as well as make significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent study.

Why An Online MS Office Will Be Good for Green IT

Matthew Wheeland — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:28:00 -0700

Beyond being another attempt to edge in on Google's turf, the news that Microsoft is going to offer a stripped-down version of its Office suite online is a good thing for green IT.

U.K. Groups Call for £1 Billion Stimulus Plan for Efficient IT

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:26:00 -0700

A consortium of IT companies and environmental and IT groups is seeking a £1 billion stimulus program from the U.K. government to boost efficient IT practices.

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.

A Shared Vision for Smarter Services

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:49:00 -0700

A report calling for a £1 billion ($1.6 billion) stimulus package to support IT energy efficiency efforts in the U.K.'s public sector.

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.

Federal Government Lagging Behind in Adopting Virtualization

GreenerComputing Staff — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:50:00 -0700

A new report from CDW Government finds that although awareness of virtualization's cost and environmental benefits is widespread in government agencies, only 20 percent are actually putting the technology to good use.

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.

NComputing Expanding Computer Access Across the Developing World

Sarah Terry-Cobo — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:51:00 -0700

NComputing has partnered with Haier, a Chinese appliance maker, to sell its low-cost computer equipment to parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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.

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.

Green IT Gaining in Importance Globally: Report

Matthew Wheeland — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:55:00 -0700

Symantec's first annual Worldwide Green IT Report assesses the state of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly computing around the globe and finds significant progress being made on many fronts, even in the face of worldwide recession.

I-O Corp. Rolls Out Macintosh Virtualization Solution

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:43:00 -0700

As part of a partnership with Aqua Connect, thin client retailer I-O Corporation has begun offering a tool for Macintosh users to virtualize desktops for cost savings and expanded computing power.

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.