Don’t Write Off HP And Yahoo Just Yet

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 21 2012) Cloud Computing

...ehouses. All companies worth their salt go through cycles. General Motors, General Electric, Xerox, IBM-you name it. Yes, even Apple, currently the richest and most successful company in the world. Why, less than two decades ago tha... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace questions the green in clouds

Explore ITworld (May 1 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar

... Energy Index was a paltry 15.3 percent (for the record, others had lower scores, including Amazon, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com), but had the highest usage of coal at 55.1 percent. Apple got a D for energy transparency, an F for infrastructure siting, and Ds for energy efficiency & gre... (Read Full Article)

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Letter to Ballmer, Bezos, Cook: Go to Iceland

Explore SmartPlanet (Apr 20 2012)

Dear Steve Ballmer, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook - As CEOs of Microsoft, Amazon and Apple, you’re probably aware that the environmental group Greenpeace this week branded each of your compa...... citing, energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigation and renewable advocacy. It actually grades IBM, Oracle and Salesforce as worse than the three of you on its list of 14 IT giants. But it singles o... (Read Full Article)

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Cloud's dirty laundry to be aired by Greenpeace

Explore crn.com.au (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell

...is not mentioned in the report. How service providers fare The report looks at Amazon Web Services, Apple, Dell, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Rackspace, Salesforce, Akamai, Twitter and Yahoo. Google ranked high in Greenpe... (Read Full Article)

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Amazon Receives Failing Grade in Greenpeace “How Green is Your Cloud” Report

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...o gave a detailed look at each company’s use of coal, nuclear and clean energy, a category in which Apple and Amazon received the worst rankings. Environmental organization Greenpeace announced on Tuesday ...... engage their communities. Other companies assessed in the report were Rackspace, Akamai, Dell, HP, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, Twitter and Yahoo. Talk Back: Are you currently using a data center powered by... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace slams Amazon over green datacentre efforts

Explore ZDNet UK (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

In the How green is your cloud report, published on Tuesday, Greenpeace slammed Apple, Amazon and Microsoft for the meagre amount of clean energy their datacentres use and their "transp......n management associated with data consumption." The other companies assessed were Akamai, Dell, HP, IBM, Oracle, Rackspace, Salesforce, Twitter and Yahoo. A thought. Many years ago, after decades of dedi... (Read Full Article)

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Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace says

Explore environmentalleader.com (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

... amount of energy it draws from renewable sources from 6.7 percent in 2011 to 15.3 percent in 2012. Apple now has the fifth-lowest score in the report. It leapfrogged Microsoft, IBM and Amazon. Home » Salesforce Worst of ‘Dirty’ Cloud Companies, Greenpeace says April 18, 2012 Sale... (Read Full Article)

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Amazon, Microsoft low on Greenpeace clean-energy 'cloud' index

Explore The Seattle Times (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Wind , Cloud Computing

...hest in Greenpeace's "clean energy index." Companies ranking the lowest: Salesforce.com, Oracle and IBM. Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are in the next-lowest group, according to Greenpeace's clean-energy index. Growing cloud The repor... (Read Full Article)

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Top secret Visa data center banks on security, even has moat

Explore usatoday.com (Mar 26 2012)

...data explodes with the popularity of cloud computing, tablets and smartphones. Google, Facebook and Apple are among the large tech companies that built their data centers in rural areas to save on land and......n afford it, build a data center. The big guys build their own." At the same time, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and others have plunged into the business of managing data centers for corporate clients, says Phil... (Read Full Article)

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when the sun comes back, how much will it do for us - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jan 8 2012)

...But solar farms could have a role in providing some of the power needed by data centers. Facebook,  Apple and IBM have all made moves here, and they are not just a token gesture. However, solar may be more usefu... (Read Full Article)

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2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

... alike. Out of necessity, the huge Internet players — Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Yahoo, and Apple — are finding ways to use greener energy and get more out of the energy they use. Google has contin......d from the servers. PUE: 1.15 Clear plastic walls help this HP data center keep its cool. Photo: HP IBM: Auckland, New Zealand IBM’s new down under data center uses environmental monitoring and a ... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook and Greenpeace Make Peace on Renewable Energy

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Dec 15 2011) Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...'s commitment to renewable energy raises the bar for other IT and cloud computing companies such as Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and Twitter," Casey Harrell, senior IT analyst for Greenpeace International said in a s... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace, Facebook Announce Truce

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 15 2011) Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...ommitment to renewable energy raises the bar for other IT and cloud computing (8) companies such as Apple, IBM, Microsoft, and Twitter,” said Casey Harrell, Senior IT Analyst for Greenpeace International. ”... (Read Full Article)

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Green Q&A: What impact does online time have on the environment?

Explore Home - San Jose Mercury News (Oct 29 2011) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

...npeace examined energy sources for the 10 largest IT companies involved in cloud computing, finding Apple, Facebook and IBM especially guilty of getting significant amounts of power from coal-fired power plants. (Facebook h... (Read Full Article)

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AMD Names Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 19 2011) Cloud Computing

...velopment for the company's switching and routing businesses. Prior to Cisco, Papermaster served as Apple's senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering responsible for the iPod and iPhone hardwar......le for the iPod and iPhone hardware development. He has also held many senior leadership roles at IBM, serving on the company's technical leadership team and overseeing development of key microprocess... (Read Full Article)

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What's behind Iceland's first major data center

Explore ITworld (Oct 14 2011)

...he sea in southeastern North Carolina with her two children. abennett shared This week in pictures: Apple gets Siri-ous on LinkedIN mavis19 asks What's your favorite Siri voice feature on the iPhone 4S? ba......How to manage a mess of cables Will Tomas has just joined ITworld Darius Damalakas commented on Has IBM kicked OpenOffice.org to the curb? kburns asks Should I opt my brand and other trademarks ... (Read Full Article)

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Watch out tech world. This CEO knows consumers

Explore GigaOM (Sep 23 2011) Cloud Computing

...ouch to one of Silicon Valley’s most storied brands. A brand that many thought had a chance to give Apple a run for its money. A brand that many have relied on for personal technology at home and even more......rvalued brands in the data center. It does so much, yet seems to lack the awareness of players like IBM, Cisco, Oracle, VMware, and EMC in their efforts to ... (Read Full Article)

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14 Cloud Services Players Scrutinized For Green Credentials

Explore zdnet.com (Sep 13 2011) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Cloud Computing

...ulders above its rivals for its carbon reporting standards. With carbon-conscious customers such as Apple, HP, IBM, Puma, Microsoft, SAP, and Siemens, Akamai appreciates the need to be on top of its own footprint.”... (Read Full Article)

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Google keeps its Googlers going via green buildings

Explore siliconrepublic.com (Aug 19 2011) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Solar

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Adopt 'right balance' for green clouds

Explore zdnetasia.com (May 23 2011) Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Solar , Wind , Cloud Computing

...on involved in the storing and transmitting of data among 10 global IT companies, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo. However, it did concede that its findings were gleaned from "limited" informa......t's developers? http://t.co/qtCBEzd Sony subsidiary So-net reports data breach http://bit.ly/lfhKmd IBM launches Hadoop-based analytics software - ZDNet Asia http://bit.ly/lt5wFN Thai Blytes blog by Jon ... (Read Full Article)

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Facts and Figures Behind Greenpeace’s Green Data Center Report

Explore GigaOM (Apr 26 2011) Monitoring

...eport card last week? While much of the coverage of the report focused on the A-to-F grades ranking Apple, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, IBM and others, the report also laid out some broad categories where IT giants can be lauded for doing ... (Read Full Article)

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greenpeace shifts its sights to apple - by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 25 2011)

...to how “dirty” electricity supplies are - in effect, how carbon-intensive their operations are. And Apple was ranked as “dirtiest”.  For more than a year, Greenpeace has been engaged in a campaign again......the data centers of ten companies altogether - the full roster is Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, IBM, Microsoft, HP, Akamai and Amazon. I think there are three interesting side issues thrown up by t... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace Study Targets "Dirty Power" in Cloud Computing

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 21 2011) Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

...d and evaluates both good and bad energy choices made by top IT companies such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and Yahoo!. Titled "How Dirty is Your Data?," the report details the large amount of electricity ......class recognition for transparency, Yahoo! had the strongest infrastructure siting policy, and IBM and Google demonstrated the best overall approach to reduce their current footprints. Cook argues t... (Read Full Article)

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Is HP Ready to Take on Amazon in the Cloud?

Explore internetnews.com (Mar 14 2011) Cloud Computing

...azon Web Services, the company also plans to have an online app marketplace that would compete with Apple for consumers, SMB and enterprise applications and services. Hewlett Packard's CEO had his big co......o has to catch up? Apotheker said in response to a press question about competing with the likes of IBM on the enterprise side. While he often spoke about broad, strategic plans, Apotheker seemed to bris... (Read Full Article)

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