IBM's New Data Center Brings Home the Gold

GreenBiz.com (Sep 28 2010) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

1. IBM chose an existing building to house what would become the company's most technologically advanced green data center. Construction on the newly-opened facility reused 95 percent of the building's original shell, while the company recycled 90 percent of the original building's materials. Re-use of the building helped land LEED Gold certification for data center, which the company expects to save more than $1 million in its first year of operation, IBM has announced. "Through local sourcing, recycling and tremendous innovation we've been able to achieve a significant milestone for the company and further solidify IBM's commitment to Research Triangle Park," Bob Greenberg, IBM's senior state executive in North Carolina, said in a statement. "Data centers have always been a critical part of IBM 's global delivery network and this facility, our cloud computing data center, has furthered IBM's ability to deliver innovation and ... (Read Full Article)

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