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  1. Avaya preps one-box data-center strategy

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jun 28 2010) Cloud Computing

    Avaya preps one-box data-center strategy Avaya is prepping to launch its one-box data-center strategy early in October -- the VSP 9000 switch -- as a counter to Cisco's more comprehensive approach. The Avaya plan differs from Cisco's one-box strategy in that Avaya's box is purely a switch, while Cisco's is a chassis containing a switch, servers, storage and applications. Avaya has little choice but to present a limited offer because it lacks the other components among its assets. Until it bought Nortel last year the company described itself as a communications software specialist, but the purchase brought along Nortel's collection of networking gear, including the ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco

  2. US, Europe, Japan agree on data center efficiency ...

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Apr 2 2010) Servers

    US, Europe, Japan agree on data center efficiency ... Industry groups and government agencies from the U.S., Europe and Japan have reached a basic agreement on how to measure the energy efficiency of data centers, they are expected to say on Monday. The agreement is seen as significant because it establishes a common metric that different types of data centers, in different parts of the world, can use to report their level of energy efficiency. That could provide a yardstick for companies to assess the efficiency of their own data centers, and also to gauge the effectiveness of energy-saving techniques employed by other facilities. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

  3. Users lament state of Ethernet

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Mar 2 2010)

    Users lament state of Ethernet Vendors have a lot more work to do to make Ethernet ready for large-scale data center duty. According to users at the Ethernet Technology Summit here this week, Ethernet could be a lot greener and "fabric-friendly." This shows that recent efforts by vendors and standards organizations -- such as the Data Center Bridging work by the IEEE and Cisco's next-generation Nexus platforms -- to ruggedize and reduce the power consumption of Ethernet switches and routers for data center applications are still incomplete. "The biggest, baddest switch you can buy today is still too small -- woefully too small," said Donn ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   Arnold Schwarzenegger   Google

  4. Green IT: CIOs Can Demand Sustainability from Vendors

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Feb 25 2010) Carbon Footprint

    Pamela Rucker doesn't want to spend money with IT vendors that waste water or energy, or that have large carbon footprints. After all, she says, as vice president of IT for environmental services firm PSC, it would be hypocritical to not hold vendors to high standards. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid

  5. New at Disney: It's a Data Center World After All

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Feb 2 2010) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

    New at Disney: It's a Data Center World After All Visitors to Disney's Epcot Center in Orlando can walk around the world, stopping at pavilions that aim to give them a taste of other countries. Now, Disney and IBM hope to give visitors a unique look at the information technology that delivers the modern world's everyday necessities as well. Last week, the two companies unveiled the latest revision of their collaboration-the Smarter Planet-an exhibit on how technology can save energy and Earth's resources. Based on concepts espoused in IBM's 14-month-old marketing push of the same name, Smarter Planet allows guests to explore the impact of various technologies, such as using ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM

  6. Help Your Company Get Totally Green

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jan 30 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

    Brent Hoag, VP and CIO, JohnsonDiversey (Read Full Article)

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  7. SAP plays up sustainability angle

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jan 12 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    SAP plays up sustainability angle Organizations seeking ways to conserve energy and profit from being green may find the true gains won’t come from "greening" their data centers, but rather by maximizing the efficiency of their supply chains, said Peter Graf, the chief sustainability officer for SAP. “I find [green IT] a little bit exaggerated. Green IT is usually positioned as reducing the energy consumption of the data center,” Graf said, speaking at the National Retail Federation’s annual convention, being held this week in New York. Only an average of 2 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions are created from computers, he noted. "I'm ... (Read Full Article)

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  8. Alcatel kicks off green networks group

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jan 11 2010) Networking

    Alcatel-Lucent wants the telecommunications industry to turn a little more green by developing new equipment that cuts power consumption by a factor of 1,000. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   Alcatel   Bell Labs

  9. DOE announces grants for Green Data Centers

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jan 7 2010)

    DOE announces grants for Green Data Centers Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo and Alcatel-Lucent are among the recipients of grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for projects on improving energy efficiency in the IT and communication technology industries. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced US$47 million in grants for 14 energy-efficiency projects across the country Wednesday. The funds come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a huge economic stimulus package passed by the U.S. Congress early last year. Managing Data Center Power and Cooling: Download now "These Recovery Act projects will improve the efficiency of a strong and growing sector of the American economy," Chu said during ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM   Steven Chu   Yahoo

  10. Emerging markets willing to pay more for 'green' products

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jan 6 2010)

    Chinese consumers are more willing than their American counterparts to pay a premium for consumer electronics that are environmentally friendly, according to the results of a study done by consulting firm Accenture. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Accenture   Network World

  11. Top data center challenges include social networks, rising energy costs

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Dec 1 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers , Storage

    Top data center challenges include social networks, rising energy costs Enterprise data needs will grow a staggering 650% over the next five years, and that's just one of numerous challenges IT leaders have to start preparing for today, analysts said as the annual Gartner Data Center Conference kicked off in Las Vegas Tuesday morning. Rising use of social networks, rising energy costs and a need to understand new technologies such as virtualization and cloud computing are among the top issues IT leaders face in the evolving data center, Gartner analyst David Cappuccio said in an opening keynote address. The 650% enterprise data growth over the next five years poses a ... (Read Full Article)

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  12. Security pros seek hacking, forensics skills

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Nov 10 2009) Construction

    Security pros seek hacking, forensics skills IT professionals looking to boost their high-tech careers in the coming five years are betting on security certifications and skills to help them stand out to potential employees, according to a new survey. Five ways to get affordable certification skills Some IT skills see pay hikes during the downturn From Trust to Process: Closing the Risk Gap in Privileged Access Control: Download now CompTIA, an IT industry trade association, polled some 1,537 high-tech workers and found 37% intend to pursue a security certification over the next five years. Separately, nearly 20% indicated they would seek ethical hacking certification over the ... (Read Full Article)

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  13. Data center start-up offers energy saving software

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Nov 7 2009) Monitoring

    Data center start-up offers energy saving software A data center start-up is exiting stealth mode with technology that reduces power and cooling costs by analyzing the energy consumption of IT equipment and applications. What does a real green data center look like? Impact of Data Center Relocation on Application Performance: Download now Officials at Viridity Software -- the name means "greenness" -- argue that today's power monitoring products focus only on the physical infrastructure, giving insight into how power is delivered to the data center but not insight into why it is being consumed. Viridity's software maps the connections between applications and specific IT equipment, while also ... (Read Full Article)

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  14. Wireless helps hone data center efficiencies

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Oct 24 2009) Monitoring , Cloud Computing

    Wireless helps hone data center efficiencies Enterprise efforts to consolidate data centers and install virtualization software are taking a big bite out of the number of power-hungry application and storage servers required to support enterprise data. But after taking this critical first step, what else can you do to boost efficiency? You can move from hatchet to scalpel (to borrow a metaphor from President Obama). In this instance, the reference means that once you've minimized your number of power-sucking devices, it's time to precisely monitor and measure data center environmental metrics -- down to the nitty-gritty rack level -- so that you know exactly what adjustments ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   Barack Obama

  15. Disney, Verizon go green in the data center

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Oct 6 2009) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint

    Disney, Verizon go green in the data center For Disney, energy efficiency is being achieved through a series of small improvements, Weber said in an interview with Network World. "Some of it just comes down to cleaning the facility up," Weber says. "And I don't mean with a dust pail and so on and a broom, but cleaning the data center up from obstructions and ensuring that every one of our floor tiles is sealed properly for air flow. Blanking panels -- not only that we have them but that they're in the right spot. Variable speed fans and motors on our CRAC units, increasing temperature settings across ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Network World   New York Stock Exchange

  16. Gartner: Turn server heat up to 75

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Sep 24 2009) Monitoring , Cloud Computing , Servers

    Gartner: Turn server heat up to 75 Data center managers should turn server temperatures up to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and adopt more aggressive policies for IT energy measurement, Gartner says in a new report. Five tools to prevent energy waste in the data center Mergers & Acquisitions: The Data Dimension : Download now After conducting a Web-based survey of 130 infrastructure and operations managers, Gartner concluded that measurement and monitoring of data center energy use will remain immature through 2011. Only 7% of respondents said their top priorities include procurement of green products and pushing vendors to create more energy efficient technology. In general, data center managers ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Network World   Gartner

  17. Intel details power-savings features on Moorestown

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Aug 25 2009)

    Intel has made a number of power-saving enhancements to its Atom architecture that will be included in its upcoming Moorestown platform for smartphones, a company official said on Monday. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Network World   Intel

  18. Green challenge for techies: Power down PCs at night

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Aug 18 2009) Monitoring

    Green challenge for techies: Power down PCs at night Some techies like to think of themselves as eco-friendly, driving energy-efficient cars, riding mass transit or, better yet, biking to work. On the job, many are involved in data center consolidation and virtualization efforts aimed at slashing electricity costs. But how many techies are willing to go green on their desktops? That's the question a group of IT vendors is asking as it challenges its own employees and government workers to turn off their PCs, monitors and printers at the end of the workday to save power. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft   Intel

  19. California utility expands rebates for power efficiency

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Aug 14 2009) Power and Cooling

    California utility expands rebates for power efficiency PG&E, which serves much of Northern and Central California, including Silicon Valley, has set aside US$50 million to spend on a set of rebates and incentives between now and 2011. Those rebates will go to customers who employ energy-saving technologies such as virtualization, fresh-air cooling and high-efficiency power supplies in their data centers. Enterprise System Management Challenges in Big Organizations with Eli Almog: Download now That's up from the $7 million PG&E doled out in 2008, and the utility can increase the money available if enough customers are interested, said Mark Bramfitt, the head of PG&E's customer energy efficiency program, ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Energy

  20. Oracle mysteriously halts work on green data center

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jul 10 2009) Cloud Computing

    Oracle recently halted work on a green data center project in a suburb of Salt Lake City, but it is not clear why. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Network World   Sun Microsystems   Oracle

  21. Q&A: The man who helped raise server operating temperatures

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jul 6 2009) Servers

    Q&A: The man who helped raise server operating temperatures Next month is the one year anniversary of a guideline by the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) that recommend increasing (PDF document) the temperature of air entering servers and other data center equipment. This increase of 77 degrees Fahrenheit to 80.6 degrees may not seem like a big deal, but it took a year-and-half of work to arrive at this recommendation and agreement by most of the major equipment vendors. The person who led the society's IT team on Technical Committee 9.9 was Roger Schmidt, an IBM fellow and its chief engineer for data center energy ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Ken Brill   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

  22. How Raytheon's IT Department Helps Meet Green Goals

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jul 6 2009) Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

    How Raytheon's IT Department Helps Meet Green Goals Corporate sustainability programs that address efficiencies throughout an organization will make the greatest impact over time. Following that premise, Raytheon's sustainability initiative involves a green IT strategy as one of several ways the company is reducing energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts. The company has realized its initial greenhouse gas reduction goal, with Raytheon IT delivering measurable environmental and operational improvements as part of the enterprisewide effort. The Situation: Approximately 90 percent of Raytheon's greenhouse gas emissions come from energy consumption. As a charter member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program, Raytheon committed to ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  23. Chapter 1: Going Green in the Data Center

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Jun 30 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cap and Trade , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Tax , Emissions

    Chapter 1: Going Green in the Data Center This chapter defines green, discusses the drivers for companies to build greener Data Centers, and presents the benefits a business can see from environmentally friendlier server environments. The chapter also outlines incentive programs that reward green efforts and recaps environmental activities that several major companies pursue today. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   Hewlett Packard

  24. Hot Data Center Jobs: Cloud, Virtualization, Green

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (May 26 2009) Cloud Computing , Servers

    Listings for data center jobs have increased steadily in the last few years, according to data from job-listing aggregator Indeed.com, especially among companies looking for green IT, virtualization and cloud computing expertise. In July of last year, ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   CA

  25. Austin Energy

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Apr 20 2009) Emissions , Servers

    "The goal is to build a 100% green data center," says CIO Andres Carvallo. Carvallo says his team is exploring other energy-saving opportunities, such as using DC power in the data center to eliminate the energy loss that occurs when converting from DC ... (Read Full Article)

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