eBay undertakes an ambitious green initiative

InternetRetailer.com (Oct 13 2009) Carbon Footprint , Solar , Cloud Computing , Servers

1. As an e-commerce company, eBay has a relatively small carbon footprint with a majority of the company’s environmental impact coming from the energy consumed by its data centers,” eBay said in reporting its commitment. “The company’s approach to data management and infrastructure will be a key efficiency driver. In 2010, eBay will unveil a new state-of-the-art green data center that will house more than a third of its global data infrastructure. The site, which is being built to the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold standards in South Jordan, Utah, will deliver state-of-the-art efficiencies in cooling and power management, as well as in IT infrastructure and software. (Read Full Article)

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