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    1. 10 Energy Saving Products Your Customers Need Now

      Explore crn.com (Sep 14 2010) Emissions , Cloud Computing , Servers

      10 Energy Saving Products Your Customers Need Now Google Energy Usage. Google is proud of its energy efficiency. According to the company, data centers developed by the company consume about half the energy of a trypical data center. What’s more, nearly half of the energy used by the typical data center is spent on systems that provide the power and cooling to servers, storage and related equipment, while the cost of Google’s data center support equipment is less than 20 percent of its overall energy spend. To find out how, visit Google's Website about efficient computing. For common solutions that resellers can offer to help customers lower their energy bills, read on. (Read Full Article)

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    2. Iceland: Still Ideal For Data Centers?

      Explore crn.com (Apr 27 2010) Geothermal , Cloud Computing

      Iceland: Still Ideal For Data Centers? Icelandic Data Center Escapes Ash Fall Verne Global, a data center developer based in Keflavik, Iceland and Washington, D.C., is building a 44-acre data center facility on the site of a former NATO Command Centre in Keflavik. It's situated on 1.5 million year old bedrock, which means the local earthquake impact would be no greater than in northern New Jersey, according to Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. "Picking a strategic location is the first step when building a data center. You take into account hurricanes, tornadoes, snowfall, wind, flooding, earthquakes, and volcanoes," says Monroe. The data center's location in the western part of the country means prevailing winds have blown the ash from the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano away from the site and toward northern Europe, Monroe says. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    3. Volcanic Ash May Impact Iceland's Data Center Plans

      Explore crn.com (Apr 15 2010) Geothermal

      Volcanic Ash May Impact Iceland's Data Center Plans Iceland says its cool climate and abundant supply of geothermal and hydroelectric energy makes it a prime spot for IT data centers. But in the wake of a major volcanic eruption earlier this week, companies may be thinking twice about hosting core IT assets in a place where Mother Nature is known for being a bit unstable. Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted for the first time in nearly 200 years on Monday, sending ash nearly 40,000 feet into the air and shutting down heavily traveled air routes in northern Europe and Scandinavia. The eruption triggered flooding and sporadic ash fall of up to three millimeters thick around the eruption site, according to a Thursday report from the Icelandic Government Information Center. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    4. IBM Offering Channel Partners Stimulus Funding Guidance

      Explore crn.com (Aug 6 2009) Networking

      IBM Offering Channel Partners Stimulus Funding Guidance IBM (NYSE:IBM) is holding education and networking events for solution providers about opportunities created by the $787 billion economic stimulus bill, part of the vendor's efforts to help channel partners snag a piece of the stimulus spending. Last week, the presentations were held at IBM facilities in Austin, Texas and Dallas. Similar events are planned for Chicago, Boston, New York and San Mateo, Calif., as well as a Webcast version of the presentations. "We're a small channel reseller. The challenge is trying to understand what's out there, how to go after the [stimulus] projects and try to research the opportunities," said John Alday, president of Cima Solutions Group, a Dallas-based solution provider and systems integrator that focuses on the public sector. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   IBM

    5. Gartner: 10 IT Trends That Need Your Attention Now

      Explore crn.com (May 6 2009)

      Gartner: 10 IT Trends That Need Your Attention Now Data continues to multiply, cutting energy consumption strips out data center costs and consumer-focused technology is pushing its way into the enterprise. Those are just a few of the IT trends CIOs of midsize companies need to have on their radar now, said David Cappuccio, managing vice president of Gartner, during his general session presentation at the Midsize Enterprise Summit Sunday in Miami. The event is run by Everything Channel, the parent company of Channelweb.com. "Some of these are happening now, and some are going to happen, but they're already impacting IT now," Cappuccio told some 300 CIOs attending this week's event. "If you don't pay attention to all of them, you will get blindsided." For VARs and integrators, the list represents a number of opportunities to get in front of technology issues their customers will be grappling with over the next few years. Mike Hall ... (Read Full Article)

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