Don’t Write Off HP And Yahoo Just Yet

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 21 2012) Cloud Computing

...ential investors, and business partners. Smarter leadership will prevent that from happening again. Apple Nearly Acquired in 1996 The same can be said about Yahoo. Yahoo is in a slightly more precarious position, because it competes in fewer markets and because the sof... (Read Full Article)

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Apple and Greenpeace in War of Words over Dirty Clouds

Explore Datamation (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

Greenpeace took aim at Apple, Microsoft and Amazon over how the companies are powering the data centers that house their fast-gr......ty of the same. In the organization's "How Clean is Your Cloud?" report (PDF), Facebook, Google and Yahoo! are hailed for their efforts to power their clouds from renewal energy sources. Greenpeace took ai... (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......oud computing operations. It says that compared to other big IT companies like Facebook, Google and Yahoo, you use too much coal and nuclear, and not enough “renewable” power. “Three of the largest IT comp... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace Gives Apple a Valuable Lesson in Stakeholder Engagement

Explore Triple Pundit (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell

...ters. Greenpeace’s report How Clean is Your Cloud, which was released earlier this week, focused on Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, which all scored badly for relying on coal and nuclear power for their data ......ty demand will triple by 2020. This magnitude drives Greenpeace to highlight companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook that lead the way by moving toward powering their clouds with clean energy, as well a... (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 Greenpeace’s overview, but more recent investments in Taiwan, Singapore and ... (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 ......ectricity, and rely heavily on dirty energy to power their clouds,” Greenpeace said in its report. “Yahoo and Google both continue to lead the sector in prioritizing access to renewable energy in their clo... (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

... green enough, though the advocacy group has praised sustainability efforts by Google, Facebook and Yahoo. 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... (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

...ort, How Clean is Your Cloud?, compares energy choices from global IT and internet giants including Apple, Google and this year’s top performer, Yahoo. Greenpeace estimates that just four percent of Salesforce’s used power is drawn from renewable sou... (Read Full Article)

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How Clean is Your Cloud? - Apple responds

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

... today – to show that the massive increase in Internet use is mainly being powered by dirty energy. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all score badly in the report for relying on dirty coal and dangerous nuclear......rt of the solution to old-fashioned problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward powering their clouds with clea... (Read Full Article)

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Apple slaps back at Greenpeace for dirty-cloud report

Explore Technology News (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Wind

... about 20 megawatts at full capacity. Greenpeace put the estimate at 100 megawatts. Greenpeace gave Apple, Amazon, and other companies low marks for locating their data centers in areas that rely heavily o......l and "dangerous nuclear." Those companies also scored lower than competitors, including Google and Yahoo, because they disclose less information on energy use. Before publishing its report yesterday, Gree... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace Gives Apple, Amazon Low Marks for 'Dirty' Clouds

Explore pcmag.com (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

... Tuesday Greenpeace report that studied the environmental impact of the cloud criticized firms like Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, and Amazon for lagging behind their Web counterparts. The firms, however, took...... renewable energy, particular with its new data center in Sweden. Greenpeace also lauded Google and Yahoo for "prioritizing access to renewable energy in their cloud expansion, and [becoming] more active i... (Read Full Article)

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How Clean is your Cloud - Apple responds

Explore Greenpeace (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

... today - to show that the massive increase in Internet use is mainly being powered by dirty energy. Apple, Amazon and Microsoft all score badly in the report for relying on dirty coal and dangerous nuclear......rt of the solution to old-fashioned problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward powering their clouds with clea... (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

...he clean/renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal. Based on those criteria, Yahoo, Dell, Google and Facebook rank highest in Greenpeace's "clean energy index." Companies ranking the...... 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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Greenpeace slams Apple despite its clean power data center plans

Explore GigaOM (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

Despite that Apple is building one of the largest privately-owned solar and fuel cell farms at its data center in Maid......s that drew weak marks from Greenpeace’s report include Amazon, and Microsoft. In contrast, Google, Yahoo and even Facebook drew praise from Greenpeace’s latest “How Clean Is Your Cloud,” report. The 50+ p... (Read Full Article)

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Greenpeace: Time for cloud companies to come clean

Explore Technology News (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

...The environmental watchdog group today released its latest rankings of companies, including Google, Apple, and Amazon, that run giant data centers to serve up Web pages and services. Greenpeace now has a "......cy of their data centers, advocate for clean-energy policies, and disclose energy usage. This year, Yahoo, despite its dire financial troubles, boasts the highest clean-energy index because of its efficien... (Read Full Article)

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Nebraska Town Acquires Land for Project Edge

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 29 2012) Construction

... that three of the huge companies best known for secretive site selections – Google, Microsoft and Yahoo – already operate major data centers in the region. Possible candidates include Apple or Facebook, neither of which has a major data center presence in the middle of the country. (Read Full Article)

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Flush a toilet and cool Google’s data center

Explore GigaOM (Mar 15 2012) Construction , Servers

...ty nearby, why not? The innovation is the latest example of Google — and other Internet giants like Apple, Facebook, and Yahoo — developing ways to save energy and water, as a way to be more sustainable and save money for its ... (Read Full Article)

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Nebraska Woos Huge ‘Project Edge’ Data Center

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 6 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

...been aggressively pursuing data center projects in recent years, with its most notable win being as Yahoo facility in La Vista. The state has identified numerous site with the power and fiber infrastructur...... sense. What companies are on the cusp of this type of network growth? One possible candidate is Apple, especially given its $1billion investment in its new data center in North Carolina. As we’ve noted... (Read Full Article)

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2011: The Year Data Centers Turned Green

Explore Wired News (Dec 30 2011)

...centers are 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... (Read Full Article)

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The Yahoo Factor

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 16 2011) Hydro , Cloud Computing

...y the CIO of Skype, Furlong is Director of Site Operations for Facebook, and Noteboom now works for Apple’s data center operations. Yahoo has had its struggles lately, but this photo provides a reminder of its role in seeding innovation ... (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 p......cilities ever designed and constructed -- from a utility that derives most of its power from coal.) Yahoo, Amazon and Microsoft scored best in use of renewable alternative energy sources for cloud services... (Read Full Article)

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Apple Building Solar Farm to Accompany 1B North Carolina Data Center

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 26 2011) Solar

October 26, 2011 -- According to a whole slew of reports appearing this week, technology giant Apple is building the “Project Dolphin Solar Farm” in connection to its $1B data center in Maiden, North ......the fact that earlier this week the company made big news by hiring away the data center chief from Yahoo, the data center is clearly an area of focus for the company. PREVIOUS: Web Host CyberlinkASP Expa... (Read Full Article)

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Global server farms around the world

Explore Telegraph.co.uk (Oct 26 2011) Solar , Servers

...s Colt Telecoms, but they decided to open it out to other customers. Quincy, Washington (Microsoft, Yahoo!, Dell) The cluster of server farms in this formerly sleepy farming community, probably ranks as th......River, Microsoft’s two centres alone hold hundreds of thousands of servers. Maiden, North Carolina (Apple) Apple is reportedly spending upwards of $1bn on Project Dolphin, which at 500,000 square feet will be one... (Read Full Article)

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Apple building solar farm for data center

Explore GigaOM (Oct 25 2011) Solar , Cloud Computing

Apple has been laying plans for a solar farm next to its massive data center in Maiden, North Carolina, a......are relatively small and can only power a small portion of data center’s power needs. While Google, Yahoo, Facebook and others have been rather vocal about their interest in clean power and greener data ce... (Read Full Article)

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