Data
Granola: Seeding the cloud for PC power management
The latest iteration of software that measures the energy and carbon of laptops, desktops and even the data center aims to democratize IT energy savings by bringing costs down to earth while putting energy data in the cloud. Read More
How do you measure the cloud's environmental impact?
Salesforce.com recently proffered a metric for measuring the environmental performance of cloud-based services. Read More
Cloud computing raises new ethics, sustainability questions
Cloud computing could redefine the way we think about business ethics and sustainability. Here's how the cloud could affect two of our biggest sustainability challenges: climate change and human rights. Read More
How eBay Built Its New Energy Efficient Data Center
By building its new data center for energy efficiency, eBay hopes to ready itself for larger data loads while reducing its future power bills. Read More
How Energy Star is Working on the Green Data Center of the Future
With two new specs on the horizon -- for storage and power supplies -- and a long-awaited update for servers, Energy Star is digging in deep to greening the hardware that runs so much of the economy. Read More
4 Key Success Factors in Sustainable Technology
What do Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and Logica have that sets them apart from other global firms competing in the field of sustainable technology? New research from Verdantix identifies their common success factors. Read More
IBM Earns Kudos for 27 Green Data Centers in Europe
Essentially, IBM won the recognition by eating its own cooking. The firm applied some of the key solutions it markets for energy efficient data centers to its facilities in Europe. Read More
Schneider Electric Buys Viridity Platform to Enhance Data Center Suite
Schneider's acquisition of EnergyCenter 2.0 software provides data center operators visibility over both IT and facility operations. Read More
Facebook Ends Greenpeace Campaign with Major Green Commitments
The longest-running feud in green IT has come to an end as the social network embraces renewable energy for its data centers, coming to terms with the environmental group's demands. Read More
What's on the Horizon of IBM's 'Smarter Planet'
At Big Blue's annual 'Connect' analyst event, the company gave a glimpse at how its Smarter Planet initiative is driving business opportunities, and mapped the next hurdles it will need to overcome. Read More