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HP, IBM, Cisco Score Top Marks as Green Data Center Vendors
According to a new report from ABI Research, the three companies have done the most to promote green IT amongst clients; HP's internal efforts and IBM's Project Big Green are singled out for recognition as well. Read More
IBM Launches "Green Sigma" consulting service
Wanting to green your data center is one thing; actually doing it is another thing entirely. If you're looking for help, IBM has a new consulting service that might be the ticket. IBM calls it "Green Sigma" because it's based on the well-known Lean Six Sigma principles of efficiency. Read More
Accenture Report Finds Data Centers Can Drop Energy Use by Half
In partnership with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, the Department of Energy and others, the new report shows how adopting energy efficiency policies and hardware management practices can lead to significant cuts in power consumption for any data center. Read More
HP Labs Aims to Cut Data Center Carbon Footprints by 75 Percent
The lab unveiled the new initiative Wednesday as part of an overarching researching drive in five areas, including sustainability. The research center also introduced two additional projects aimed at curbing data center energy use and measuring environmental impacts. Read More
Equinix Data Centers Get 'Certified'
Data center operator Equinix Inc. said Tuesday all of its Silicon Valley centers have received certification under the Bay Area Green Business Program for measures undertaken in areas such as purchasing, recycling and energy conservation. The company also joined The Green Grid. Read More
Five Simple Ways to Help Your IT Infrastructure Go Green
If you're an IT pro, though, going green may well be new to you, and you may not know where to begin. So here are five simple ways to get started going green. You'll be surprised how simple it is to get started, and how quickly you'll start seeing results. Read More
In Search of Green IT Governance
In the near future, environmental, financial, legislative and risk-related pressure will increasingly force organizations to govern and manage their IT in a green fashion. Read More
Do-IT-Yourself: the Power of Data Center Self-Assessments
If you are hoping to optimize the efficiency of your data center and cut power and cooling costs, don't remodel your data center or build a whole new one just yet. This step-by-step guide to assessing and analyzing data center costs can help IT managers strategize to maximize efficiency in their current data centers. Read More
Using Airside Economizers to Chill Data Center Cooling Bills
One of the lowest cost options for significantly cutting the cooling bill for your data center is an airside economizer, which in many cases can reduce annual cooling energy consumption by more than 60 percent. Read More
Green Computing at Google
From large-scale data centers to every desktop it owns, here's how the search giant's quest for energy efficiency gets results. Read More