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    1. EPA Releases New Energy Star Specification for Data Center Products

      Explore ServerWatch (Jan 9 2012) Construction , Servers

      EPA Releases New Energy Star Specification for Data Center Products With industry forecasts predicting that server and data center energy consumption will nearly double from 2006 to 2011 nationally, the U.S. EPA is encouraging organizations to improve data center energy efficiency. To help organizations meet this goal, the EPA has announced updates to the energy efficiency requirements for a variety of Energy Star qualified products and equipment for data centers. "All Energy Star labeled data center products will come with an associated Power and Performance Datasheet (PPDS) that lists product information and detailed test results," said EPA. "Energy Star recognizes that data center products are highly complex systems that require more than just a label to understand their energy performance. All data center products will be tested according to their specific Energy Star test procedure, the results of which will be reported in a standardized format in the PPDS." (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    2. What's Hot (and What's Not) for Servers

      Explore ServerWatch (Mar 2 2011)

      What's Hot (and What's Not) for Servers A new survey by Gabriel Consulting Group (GCG) of Beaverton, Ore. reveals most IT managers and data center managers echo the sentiments of Rhett Butler at the end of "Gone with the Wind" when it comes to which server vendor they prefer: Frankly, they don't give a damn. Out of about 200 respondents, only 5 percent are single-vendor shops. Another 23 percent use boxes from two vendors. 32 percent have servers from three vendors, and a further 32 percent have four OEMs represented in their IT department. The remaining 8 percent have servers from five or more vendors. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   Intel   Oracle

    3. Green IT and Data Center Management News

      Explore ServerWatch (Jul 13 2010) Solar , Wind , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Green IT and Data Center Management News "Renewable energy from solar panels and wind turbines offer a viable alternative to diesel generators in remote off-grid mobile station sites, and a new report from Pike Research forecasts that renewable energy will power 4.5% of the world's mobile base stations by 2014, up from just 0.11% in 2010. "Cisco and Living PlanIT have signed a letter of intent to build a sustainable community in the northern Portuguese municipality of Paredes to serve as an example of a smart connected community that enables economic development, better city management and an improved quality of live for its 200,000 citizens. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Fujitsu   Cisco   Pike Research

    4. Still Plenty of Green in the Data Center

      Explore ServerWatch (May 10 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Still Plenty of Green in the Data Center For many data centers, going green meant going virtual -- that is, the vast majority of power savings over the past two or three years was the by-product of server consolidation. While there's nothing wrong with that, it does lead to something of a conundrum as virtualization reaches its practical limits: how to maintain energy efficiency gains once your consolidation ratios start to encroach upon service level and reliability requirements? The good news is that there are still plenty of areas in the data center that are ripe for significant energy-use makeovers. The bad news is that many of the most effective measures require a substantial up-front commitment, both in terms of capital costs and systems architecture. (Read Full Article)

    5. Virtualization Drives the Green IT Bus

      Explore ServerWatch (Jun 3 2009) Cap and Trade , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Virtualization Drives the Green IT Bus Not so long ago when green computing was considered hype. Or vaporware. Or something in between. But now, whether you attribute it to climate change, increased energy costs or looming cap and trade legislation, green computing is coming. Even those that scoff at very notion of "green" as a feel-good movement will find it unavoidable, as OEMs are taking carbon emissions and power and cooling into account with new and future product releases. It is also being positioned as a way to save money. Think about it, if you consume less power, you're paying less for power, so it's a win all around. A recent survey, commissioned by Symantec and performed by Applied Research confirms this. It found Green IT is no longer the wish list item, it was 12 months ago, Jose Iglesias, vice president of Global Solutions at Symantec told ServerWatch. Of the 1,052 worldwide ... (Read Full Article)