Articles from GreenerComputing Staff

1. How Eaton's Green IT Initiatives Trim the Bottom Line Explore GreenBiz.com (Nov 17 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers Across all industries, companies have long been touting the green benefits of their products. To a lesser extent, companies are taking a serious look at their own environmental impacts and finding ways to reduce their footprints. And the IT industry has been working to move its green impacts beyond the data center and office desktop out to the larger world of business operations -- a move called, variously "IT for Green" or "Green IT 2.0." (Read Full Article)

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2. Viridity EnergyCheck Takes the Pulse of Data Centers' Energy Efficiency Explore GreenBiz.com (Oct 8 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers Even in this age of highly virtualized data centers, the vast majority of servers remain underutilized: In some cases, 80 percent of servers are under 10 percent utilized. IT professionals that are working in virtualized environments may not even be aware that they're missing one of the key benefits of virtualization. But a new, free application from Viridity aims to give data center owners and operators a quick but thorough analysis of just how much load their servers are carrying. (Read Full Article)

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3. IBM's New Data Center Brings Home the Gold Explore GreenBiz.com (Sep 28 2010) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers 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)

   Comment Mentions:   IBM   LEED

4. VMWare Maps the Path to Pervasive, Green Cloud Computing Explore GreenBiz.com (Sep 8 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing At the annual VMWorld conference in San Francisco, the titular company laid out its vision for "IT as a Service," a conceptual shift that would move IT departments to providing efficiency and availability for data and compute power, and put the cloud at the core of corporate computing platforms. The products rolled out include: VMware vCloud Director, which enables IT departments to create "virtual data centers;" VMware vShield, a security system for virtualized and cloud computing environments, and VMware vCloud Datacenter Services, which creates "hybrid clouds" that give companies the ability to use both private, internal cloud computing systems and secure external clouds as needed. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   CA

5. Microsoft to Invest Half-Billion Dollars in Va. Data Center Explore GreenBiz.com (Sep 1 2010) It appears that Microsoft's long-awaited "Gen 4" data center is about to become a reality, and will plant its roots in Virginia soil. The company's next-generation facilities, which we first profiled back in 2008, was officially announced by Virginia's governor, Bob McDonnell, who touted the significant economic kick the data center will bring to the area. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Microsoft Corp

6. CapGemini Opens 'World's Greenest' Data Center Explore GreenBiz.com (Aug 24 2010) Servers Capgemini next month will open what it calls the "world's greenest" data center in Swindon, and appropriately enough will be hosting the U.K.'s Environment Agency as its first tenant. The 33,000-square-foot facility, nicknamed "Merlin," boasts a Power Usage Effectiveness ratio of 1.08 (according to eWeek), meaning it uses much less than half as much energy per square foot as the industry average PUE of about 2.5. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   United Kingdom   Hewlett Packard   Barack Obama

7. BNY Mellon Data Center is Third to Earn Energy Star Rating Explore GreenBiz.com (Aug 23 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers BNY Mellon's (NYSE: BK) 71,000 square foot data center outside Pittsburgh has become just the third facility to earn the newly minted Energy Star for Data Centers rating. The company's Northpointe Data Center facility, which opened its doors in 2006, follows in the energy-efficient footsteps of NetApp and Consonus, the other two companies to get the award. (Read Full Article)

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8. Wipro's Rapid-Deploy Data Centers Target SME Market Explore GreenBiz.com (Aug 16 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers In response to the ever-growing demand for data center capacity and the growth of cloud computing, IT firm Wipro has developed a series of modular data centers that can be installed in just one week. The company's FluidState data center line is targeted and small to medium-sized businesses, companies that see both rapid growth and quick demand for additional compute power and bandwidth. Wipro is quick to tout the green nature of its FluidState data centers, saying in an announcement for the technology that the facilities can run around the clock in a "lights-out" manner, and can be run for 40 percent lower cooling costs and greenhouse gas emissions than similarly sized data centers. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Cisco   Hewlett Packard

9. Microsoft: Green IT Means More Than a Low PUE Explore GreenBiz.com (Aug 10 2010) Servers Power Usage Effectiveness has become the de facto standard for green IT around the world, but a new white paper from Microsoft says that PUE shouldn't be the only focus of an IT department. PUE -- the ratio of a data center's energy use that goes to computing instead of HVAC or lighting -- was developed by The Green Grid to move the IT industry toward more efficient operations. But according to Dileep Bhandarkar, a Distinguished Engineer in Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Global Foundation Services, PUEs can be a misleading figure because it is inconsistenly reported. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Microsoft Corp

10. HP's Flexible 'Butterfly' Data Center Prefabbed to Save Costs Explore GreenBiz.com (Aug 3 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers Addressing the rising demand for expansive data-center environments while also minimizing the complexity and lack of control over energy use in custom facilities, Hewlett Packard has unveiled a modular, pre-fabricated data center that bundles energy efficiency with standardized features. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Hewlett Packard   CA

11. NetApp Scores First-Ever Energy Star Label for Data Centers Explore GreenBiz.com (Jul 19 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers The new Energy Star for Data Centers certification has started off with a bang, with the first facility to earn the label earning 99 out of 100 possible points for its certification. NetApp's RTP data center, which opened in 2009, far surpassed the needed score of 75 points to earn the EPA's Energy Star rating for data centers, which opened for business in early June. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

12. Most Servers in Data Centers Vastly Underutilized Explore GreenBiz.com (Jul 9 2010) Servers A recent meeting in Toronto generated a slew of tips and advice to help organizations make their IT operations greener. Most servers in data centers operate at a 4 percent utilization rate, making these energy-guzzling facilities prime targets for improved efficiency. And when it comes to cutting energy use further, employee practices are no match for the results that can be achieved by power management and other central-control systems. These are some of the lessons learned at a recent green IT meeting held by Greening Greater Toronto and the Ontario Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada. The groups released findings (PDF) this week from the meeting, originally held in May. (Read Full Article)

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13. SeaMicro Puts Netbook Processors to Work in Super-Green Web Server Explore GreenBiz.com (Jun 16 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers The server is optimized for performing internet-focused tasks, and CEO Andrew Feldman realized started work over three years ago on servers that would perform more efficiently for delivering thousands of small requests simultaneous rather than dealing with one big job at a time. By shifting to smaller, more efficient processors in larger scale, SeaMicro says customers will save huge will lead to huge savings for customers: As the chart below shows, the lower the CPU utilization of the server, the more a company will save year over year, as unused processors are powered down to save energy. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   CA

14. Yahoo, Intel, EvoSwitch Showcase the Future of Large, Green Data Centers Explore GreenBiz.com (May 12 2010) Construction , Servers In recent days, companies have unveiled a number of high-profile data centers around the world that show how internet- and IT-centric firms are making green core to their operations. First up is Yahoo's new Yahoo Computing Coop in Lockport, N.Y. (pictured at left), which took as its inspiration the unlikely source of Tyson Foods' large-scale chicken farms. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Intel   Yahoo   DataCenterKnowledge

15. Give Your IT Infrastructure a Green Spring Cleaning Explore GreenBiz.com (May 11 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers , Storage Just like cleaning out behind your bookshelves and under your couches, tidying up your IT department is something that most companies put off indefinitely. Unlike cleaning those dust bunnies out, however, these IT infrastructure chores can make a big difference in how much energy your company uses, and how much money it can save after a big spring clean. IT retailer CDW has come up with a comprehensive Spring Cleaning Checklist for organizations that have been waiting for brighter days to undertake big IT projects. With the economic gloom starting to recede, taking on any or all of these projects can make a big difference on your IT performance and your bottom line. (Read Full Article)

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16. Five Years Later, the First LEED Data Center has Saved Millions Explore GreenBiz.com (Apr 20 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers With Earth Day around the corner, companies and organizations of all kinds are highlighting green achievements large and small. And mortgage company Fannie Mae is taking the opportunity to provide a look at the impacts of its green data center. Fannie Mae's 247,000 square foot data center (pictured at left) was the first such facility certified by the U.S. Green Building Council to earn the LEED rating, back in 2005. In the ensuing years, the data center has saved the agency $1.7 million in energy use. According to an article in TechTarget published at the time of the data center's launch: Read more: http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/04/20/five-years-first-leed-data-center-has-saved-millions?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenercomputing%2Fdata-centers+%28Data+Centers+%7C+GreenerComputing.com%29#ixzz0lkUuSVfy (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   LEED

17. Hitachi Embraces Green Technologies to Stay Afloat Explore GreenBiz.com (Apr 14 2010) Cloud Computing Alongside the countless new companies focused on environmental sustainability, add a very old one: the 100-year-old Hitachi, led by its new president, Hiroaki Nakanishi, will put environmental innovations at the core to the company's operations for the next 100 years. Hitachi, which has been a money-losing company in recent years, posting a $2 billion loss for the fiscal year that ended March 31, is shifting its focus to green technologies as a way to revive the company. Read more: http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/04/14/hitachi-embraces-green-technologies-stay-afloat?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenercomputing%2Fdata-centers+%28Data+Centers+%7C+GreenerComputing.com%29#ixzz0l5I55FoY (Read Full Article)

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18. A Three-Step Plan to Using IT to Reduce Emissions Explore GreenBiz.com (Apr 7 2010) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing , Servers IT increasingly plays a leading role in business operations from data centers to shipping logistics, as well as enabling companies to reduce business travel for meetings and commuting. And the rise of greenhouse gas emissions laws like the U.K's Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency program makes an even stronger case for incorporating IT into every level of the enterprise. The confluence of IT's increasing role in business and the rise of carbon legislation opens up a number of opportunities for IT departments. In order to seize on those opportunities, Greenstone Carbon Management this week laid out the steps that IT professionals and resellers can use to put technology to work on meeting legislative requirements for carbon emissions, while also cutting costs from energy used across any business. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   United Kingdom

19. IT Professionals Around the Globe Can Get Green Certified Explore GreenBiz.com (Mar 30 2010) Carbon Footprint T professionals that are looking to add more green to their skill sets have a new tool at hand: A new specialized green IT certification exam from CompTIA offers workers the ability to prove their familiarity with the latest in environmentally friendly computing. The new Green IT offering from trade association CompTIA Strata covers green technologies, techniques, standards and policies and is aimed at IT professionals who have purchasing and decision-making power at their companies. Read more: http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/03/30/it-professionals-around-globe-can-get-green-certified?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+greenercomputing%2Fdata-centers+%28Data+Centers+%7C+GreenerComputing.com%29#ixzz0jlezt4jR (Read Full Article)

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20. Allstate Lands LEED Gold for New Data Center Explore greenercomputing.com (Mar 23 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers Allstate Insurance Company this week announced that its new data center facility has secured LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 50,000-square-foot facility, which was completed in the summer of 2009, was part of a strategy by the company to consolidate its computing facilities to two while at the same time saving on costs and reducing environmental impacts. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   LEED

21. Asian Data Centers to Continue Energy-Guzzling Ways? Explore greenercomputing.com (Feb 17 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers Government investment in broadband internet, consumer demand for internet content, and businesses rising to take advantage of that supply and demand have all led to a significant boom in data center services in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. That growth, which the company predicts will continue at 14.6 per year between 2009 and 2011, will make the market for data centers worth as much as US$10.7 billion by the end of next year. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Frost

22. New IBM Servers Aim to Manage Vast Amount of Data in the 'Smarter Planet' Explore greenercomputing.com (Feb 10 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers With the growth of smart grid systems around the world, as well as the increasing ability to measure and manage data from every element of business, comes a vast increase in demand for computing power. IBM this week released its next-generation systems that are explicitly designed to capture the astronomical jump in data that smart grid applications bring to the table. The company estimated that an energy company that currently reads its meters about one million times per day today could see that number jump to 85 million daily data inputs with widespread adoption of smart meters and gadgets. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   IBM

23. Energy Star: Coming in June to a Data Center Near You? Explore greenercomputing.com (Feb 8 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers By this summer, your data centers may be able to earn an Energy Star certification, if the final stages of work underway at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conclude as planned. At The Green Grid's data center conference in San Jose last week, Energy Star manager Alexandra Sullivan told attendees that the certification could be ready as early as June. Once the certification is launched, companies will be able to take an online test to rank how efficient their facilities are. Companies that score in the top 25 percent will then be eligible for an audit by the EPA in order to earn the Energy Star label. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   CA

24. Virtualization Adoption is a Mile Wide, Inch Deep Explore greenercomputing.com (Jan 26 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers Virtualization may have been one of the hottest technological innovations of the last decade, but a combination of concerns are keeping it from planting deep roots in the corporate world. A report released this month by CDW surveyed the virtualization landscape, finding that, although 90 percent of businesses say they've adopted virtualization, but only in small numbers of servers: Even companies that reported they'd "fully deployed" their virtualization plans had done so on 37 percent of their server infrastructure. (Read Full Article)

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25. The Global Green IT Attitude and Action Survey Explore greenercomputing.com (Jan 20 2010) Info-Tech conducted the Global Green IT Attitude & Action survey for insight from around the globe on sentiment towards climate change, Green IT, and how IT is reacting. In terms of attitudes, all respondents are concerned about climate change. In terms of action, however, Asia and Europe lead the pack. The Attitude & Action survey also found that: • Up to 55% of North American respondents claim their companies do not have PC power savings policies. • Opinions are mixed on whether IT is working towards higher energy efficiency, with the most negative opinions coming from outside Asia and Europe. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Europe

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