About The Green Grid
The Green Grid. The data center has changed considerably through the decades as the evolution of information technology has enabled it to become the critical nerve center of today’s enterprise. The number of data center facilities has increased over time as business demands increase, and each facility houses a rising amount of more powerful IT equipment. Data center managers around the world are running into limits related to power, cooling, and space - and the rise in demand for the important work of data centers has created a noticeable impact on the world’s power grids. The efficiency of data centers has become an important topic of global discussion among end-users, policy-makers, technology providers, facility architects, and utility companies.
When a standard set of measurements are adopted by the industry, it will be easier for end-users to manage their facilities and equipment to achieve optimal energy efficiency. The members of The Green Grid have taken up the challenge of developing standards to measure data center efficiency, which includes both the facility and the IT equipment inside of it.
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Task Force recommends a metric for measuring data center efficiency
Explore Article Federal Computer Week (Jul 19 2010)
...urements, metrics, and reporting conventions. The organizations included the 7x24 Exchange, ASHRAE, The Green Grid, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Energy Department's Save Energy Now and Federal Energy Management...
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NetApp’s North Carolina facility earns first Energy Star for data centers
Explore Article DatacenterDynamics (Jul 15 2010)
...am for other types of buildings and equipment. The EPA rates data center energy efficiency based on the Green Grid’s Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratio. According to a NetApp news release, its RTP facility score...
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Data Center Metrics Demystified
Explore Article Processor.com (Jul 2 2010)
...med. PUE and DCiE do not measure efficiency.” The Metric Lineup Larry Vertal, executive director of The Green Grid (www.thegreengrid.org), says that small and midsized enterprises today are the ones least likely to...
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How to Put Green IT to Work - It Management
Explore Article baselinemag.com (Jul 1 2010)
...climate regions and areas with sustainable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric. * The Green Grid consortium is a leader with metrics, calculators, and best practices. * Additional green resources:...
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Microsoft, TelecityGroup Win Design Honors
Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jun 30 2010)
...which is based in Greece, was recognized with the Best European Green Initiative award presented by The Green Grid. Apostolos Kakkos, Founder & CEO of LAMDA Hellix, said that the fact that the honor went to a compa...
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Best Practices for Greening Your Data Center
Explore Article uk.reuters.com (Jun 15 2010)
...ator. It may help to compare your operational efficiency with other data centers of the same scale. The Green Grid website is a great resource that can help inspire and guide your green IT project. Right-size Your ... (Read Full Article)
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Put Your Data Center through Its ABCs
Explore Article Relocate (Jun 15 2010)
...dership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification offered by the US Green Building Council. The Green Grid has also contributed to LEED with its PUE, or Power Usage Effectiveness, and Data Center Infrastruc...
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EAD Wins Green Initiative Award for Green Data Center
Explore Article Green Technology (Jun 14 2010)
...r Usage Effectiveness for our data centre is 1.5 MVA, which is in the efficient range, according to the Green Grid Data Center Power Efficiency Matrix.” (Read Full Article)
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EPA Releases Data Center Energy Star Label
Explore Article Greentech Media (Jun 8 2010)
.... But the debate is sure to continue. And it will spread publicly, instead of remaining confined to the Green Grid, which proposed the use of the PUE. Now that companies have an incentive, they will take an interes...
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Bridging the Gap Between IT and Facilities
Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jun 8 2010)
...ll evolve as a standard business practice over the next three years. In a manner similar to that of The Green Grid initiative and its DCPE KPI, the success of all IT departments will soon be measured using metrics ...
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US Extends Energy Star Rating To Data Centres
Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 8 2010)
...agency's qualification requirements * By: Chris Preimesberger * June 8, 2010 Tags:data centre, EPA, Green Grid, Green IT, us Add to digg Add to Facebook Add to LinkedIn Add to reddit Add to Slashdot Add to Stum......d sign and seal the application document that is sent to EPA for review and approval, the EPA said. The Green Grid recently came out with a similar Power Efficiency Estimator that enables data ...
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The Data Center Temperature Debate
Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jun 7 2010)
...rts to reduce the industry’s energy consumption. For example, the recent landmark agreement between the Green Grid, EU Code of Conduct, and governmental organisations in the US and Japan on the guiding principles o...
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Companies Lack Green Metrics
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... Sustainable Packaging Coalition Releases Metrics New GEMI Tool Focuses On Long-Term Sustainability Green Grid Completes Three Technology Deliverables Related Topics CSR Reports Charts Compliance Emissions Glob...
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E.U. to Debate Shift in Energy, Carbon Tax
Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Jun 2 2010)
...rs report. Related Stories Green IT Loses Believers S.F. Cabbies Foot Bill For Green Taxi Ordinance Green Grid Delivers New IT Efficiency Framework Related Topics Biofuel Carbon Finance Carbon Management Climat...
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Five questions: What works and what doesn't in a green IT strategy
Explore Article searchcio.techtarget.com (May 27 2010)
Is server virtualization part of your green IT strategy? Are you taking credit for it? Michael Swetz sure is. He's vice president for global infrastructure services at State Street Corp. in Boston, running the financial services provider's energy efficiency and sustainability program across all technology groups. Virtualizing the thousands of servers used at State Street represents "$3.5 million in cost avoidance per year," he said.
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