Earth Hour: Is it Time to Virtualize the Electrical ...

ReadWriteWeb (Mar 29 2010) Cloud Computing

1. Another Earth Hour has passed by this weekend. Electrical systems across the globe were shut down to observe, for an hour, that energy is precious. In this moment, we also acknowledge that as humanity, we have the power to do better for ourselves. One great thing about Earth Hour is the photos. If you haven't yet, check out the brilliant photo essay at Boston.com on Earth Hour 2010. If you haven't taken initiative to shut down your computer yet, read on to get a refresher on how better computing resource utilization creates a better world. Earth Hour Translates to Megahertz The link to energy and efficiency is clearly evident in the data center. Where electricity is bundled in time units, processing is calculated in megahertz. We can see how important the work is at Intel and others (AMD, IBM, Apple) to get higher processing per energy consumption ... (Read Full Article)

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