Green Data Center Market Poised to Grow to 28% of Total Market

EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green (Aug 10 2010) Emissions , Cloud Computing , Servers

1. Relatively speaking, the green data center market still accounts for a relatively small slice of the data center pie. Many existing data centers were established or planned for at a time when carbon caused climate change wasn't part of the public awareness, and electricity was cheap and plentiful (even more than it is today). Certainly, the idea that information technology is responsible for 2% of the world's carbon emissions, equivalent to the aviation industry, wouldn't have been on anyone's minds when today's data centers were planned and built. For technologies ranging from virtualization to cooling to cloud computing, a new generation of data centers have to come online in order for them to reach full potential. That tipping point may be just around the corner, according to new research this week from Pike Research. In a new report, Pike forecasts that investment in green data ... (Read Full Article)

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