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    1. Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland

      Explore MyHostNews (Oct 6 2011) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

      Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from IcelandMyHostNews.com (press release)... 18-hectare campus in Keflavik, Iceland is 100% carbon neutral, drawing commercial power from Iceland's dual-sourced renewable energy (hydroelectric and geo-thermal) power grid and utilising Iceland's ambient temperatures to provide free cooling. ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

    2. Power Assure CTO Provides Insights into Data Center Energy Efficiency Rating ...

      Explore MyHostNews (Aug 23 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Power Assure CTO Provides Insights into Data Center Energy Efficiency Rating ... Companies are now paying very close attention to power consumption throughout their data centers. To support this growing need, the industry has created both the metrics and tools required to measure and manage power utilization effectively. Clemens Pfeiffer, CTO of Power Assure, Inc., has outlined the various rating systems available, and recommends how each can be used to improve energy efficiency throughout any data center. Data center energy efficiency rating systems include: Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating system. PUE, created by the Green Grid, is the ratio of total power consumed to the power used by the IT equipment. The real challenge exists in getting accurate measurements for Total Facility Power and IT Equipment Power, especially if the data center is part of a mixed-use building. Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE) rating. DCiE, is the reciprocal of PUE: the ratio of the power used by the IT equipment to the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

    3. Sentry42 Opens First UK Data Center

      Explore MyHostNews (May 12 2011) Power and Cooling

      Sentry42 Opens First UK Data CenterMyHostNews.com (press release)The facility's resilience and connectivity is matched by its outstanding environmental credentials which include free cooling for its IT equipment for 95% of the year and a smart integrated design system which re-uses excess heat generated by the ...and more » (Read Full Article)

    4. Cloud Use Rises, Mainframe Usage Declines as Data Centers Grow and Green ...

      Explore MyHostNews (Mar 31 2011) Solar , Cloud Computing

      Cloud Use Rises, Mainframe Usage Declines as Data Centers Grow and Green ... Cloud Use Rises, Mainframe Usage Declines as Data Centers Grow and Green ...MyHostNews.com (press release)This latest report proves top issues include the demands of space, energy efficiency, and physical and logical security. - Data Centers are Not Prepared for Disasters: More than 15 percent of respondents said their data center has no plan for data ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   CA

    5. PureChoice Introduces its New Nose Monitor for Data Centers

      Explore MyHostNews (Oct 5 2010) Monitoring

      PureChoice Introduces its New Nose Monitor for Data Centers PureChoice, Inc., the makers of PureTrac software and the Nose Monitor, today introduced the 1UTR Nose Monitor, a new version of the environmental device and software alerting system designed to continuously monitor the temperature and relative humidity conditions in a data center or rack cabinet; logging and reporting data through the company’s easy-to-use PureTrac technology. Temperature extremes are the most common cause of expensive hardware failure, leading to downtime that can seriously impact organizations of any size or type. PureChoice’s rackmount Nose combines this knowledge with over 18 years of energy management and environmental monitoring experience to release an inexpensive solution compatible in any building. Furthermore, this software/hardware solution comes equipped with alerting capabilities, notifying users immediately of threshold breaches that can cause equipment damage. (Read Full Article)

    6. XPC Web Hosting Announces Green Web Hosting Initiative

      Explore MyHostNews (Aug 8 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

      XPC Web Hosting Announces Green Web Hosting Initiative XPC Web Hosting is pleased to announce that we have launched a green enterprise hosting initiative. Over the past month we have successfully moved our entire hosting operation into the RackForce Cloud hosting system located in the GigaCenter green data center in Kelowna, British Columbia. “As a business grade web hosting company in Vancouver we are proud that our operations are now located in the RackForce GigaCenter and running off their enterprise cloud solution.” says Shone Anstey VP operations for XPC Web Hosting. “In addition our clients have expressed their approval and excitement to have their websites at such an eco friendly environment.” “XPC Web Hosting has been with RackForce for almost 2 years now. They are a fast growing web hosting company and recently needed to add more powerful infrastructure to meet their growing needs.” Brian Fry, RackForce Vice President – Sales and Marketing “By migrating their operations to the ... (Read Full Article)