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Any attempt to green IT should begin with virtualizing your servers, which is one of the fastest and easiest ways to reduce energy use and costs, and reduce the overall carbon footprint of your IT organization. In this column, Andrew Binstock offers clear advice on how virtualization can help, and includes links to useful benchmarks.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Despite the daunting challenge of developing a performance-based rating system for servers, the EPA plans to have a phase-one version of the new Energy Star standards ready by year's end.
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IBM will spend billions of dollars on its "Big Green" initiative over the next several years. David Metcalfe, Director of Vendantix, takes a look at the initiative, and offers six lessons that IT managers and CIOs can learn from it.
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Increasing the efficiency of your data center doesn't have to mean spending a great deal of money. Larry Pepper, senior practice manager for EMC Infrastructure Consulting, shows how you can green your data center and reduce operating costs while working within your existing capital budget.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- In a comparison of three server operating system, Red Hat's Enterprise Linux demonstrated the most power efficiency overall.
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As a concept applied to IT, "green" is one of those terms in danger of becoming whatever the marketing departments at hardware and software makers want it to be. Robert Houghton, President, Redemtech, offers advice on how to measure and work towards true sustainability.
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DALLAS, Texas -- Hosting company SoftLayer has worked with its server manufacturer to cut down on packaging materials and the shipment of unnecessary components.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The United Kingdom’s largest dedicated biomass energy plant, operated by Scottish and Southern Energy, will power the 55,000-square feet center using wood chips, waste paper and fiber fuel.
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By James Murray, BusinessGreen
Published: April 28, 2008
LONDON -- New research from Sun Microsystems aims to allow firms to measure the carbon footprint of their emails.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Sun Microsystems launched its Eco Advantage Program to help its partners green their IT practices. The program offers assistance with training, assessment, scenario modeling and implementation.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Fujitsu Siemens has set a new record for server energy efficiency based on a Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation benchmark.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The group, founded by computing giants like Google, Dell and Intel, has teamed up with the EPA's Energy Star program and the China Electronics Energy Saving Committee to expand energy efficiency amongst computer systems.
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By James Murray, BusinessGreen
Published: February 19, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the EPA unveils its long-awaited draft specifications for energy efficient servers, a new survey reveals European IT chiefs are happy to pay more for greener products.
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There's no one seal of approval that lets you know you've gotten the most energy efficient and least-toxic products on the market, but there are no shortage of online resources to point you in the right direction.
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ROUND ROCK, -- The company's new PowerEdge blade servers target HP and IBM's server businesses, aiming to use less energy for more performance than offerings from those two companies.