Major Data Center Outages of 2009

Data Center Knowledge (Dec 16 2009) Power and Cooling

1. An industry report released this week finds that cost savings, along with the economic downturn, have emerged as the main catalysts in green IT initiatives. The economic downturn has emerged as an unlikely driver for the adoption of green data centers, according to Frost & Sullivan’s (News - Alert) “Green Data Centers: Emerging Trends and Developments” report. In an attempt to cut costs, data center owners are investigating technologies and solutions that would enhance the energy efficiency of their data centers, according to the report. Information technology companies running data centers are also “keen” on implementing green technologies that might not have been a high priority if not for the economic slump, Frost & Sullivan analysts said. (Read Full Article)

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