The Green Quotient

Explore Express Computer (May 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Solar , Cloud Computing , Grid Computing , Servers

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

IBM to Build Third Data Center in China to Meet Cloud Computing Demand

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Mar 30 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

IBM announced on Thursday it will build a new cloud computing center in China’s Jilin province, which w......e Asia Pacific region as the demand for its cloud computing services continue to increase. A recent Gartner study showed spending on data center services in the Asia Pacific region reached $10 billion in 201... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   IBM

Large Data Center Coming to India, as Regional Demand Booms

Explore pcworld.com (Feb 7 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

... by IT systems and networking racks is already available, and top multinational companies including IBM and Hewlett-Packard have signed up as customers, said H.S. Bedi, chairman and managing director of ......ed to touch 6.6 million square feet by 2016, with service providers driving majority of the growth, Gartner said in November. The data center colocation and hosting market in India is estimated to reach US$6... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Hewlett Packard   Facebook

Growth In Private Cloud Adoption Continues To Rise

Explore da.feedsportal.com (Jan 24 2012) Cloud Computing

...ments that the supply of private cloud hosting services will soon exceed the demand. Analyst firm Gartner predicts worldwide revenues for cloud services are expected to reach $148.8 billion (£95.3bn) by 20......ouds will run into the first speed bumps, thanks to the efforts of companies such as Microsoft, HP, IBM and Oracle. All of which are offering and developing the tools needed to build private clouds on ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Oracle   IBM

Web Hosts Telecommunications Firms Behind Rapid Data Center Expansion in India

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Nov 28 2011) Solar , Cloud Computing

...nd hosting providers expanding their infrastructure in the country, a recent study by research firm Gartner claims. Web Hosts, Telecommunications Firms Behind Rapid Data Center Expansion in India * By Nicole...... expand their operations by building new sites in cities such as Mumbai and Bangalore." A week ago, IBM announced that it has deployed a 6,000 square foot array of solar panels at a data center in Bangal... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   IBM   Tata

Gartner's Top 10 IT Challenges Include Exiting Baby Boomers, Big Data

Explore CIO.com (Oct 19 2011) Cloud Computing

In Gartner's list of the top 10 trends in IT infrastructure and operations are multiple threats and opportunit......d environment is key to understanding how to maximize virtualization in your data center. Learn how IBM Tivoli Productivity Center can provide that visibility. Consolidating branch offices can be an effi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   IBM

Extending the life of your data center

Explore The Voice of IT Management (Oct 11 2011) Cloud Computing

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Gartner   Oracle

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

Explore MyHostNews (Aug 23 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...hey monitor the effective use of the power supplied. To remedy this shortcoming, both McKinsey and Gartner have created broader rating systems that account for IT energy efficiency. Hosting News – Santa Cla......Capital, and a grant from the Department of Energy. Power Assure partners include ABB, Cisco, Dell, IBM, Intel, Raritan, UL and VMware. Research, evaluate and learn more about website hosting at FindMyHo... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

Australia introduces carbon tax

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jul 11 2011) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

Australia introduces carbon taxDatacenterDynamicsSingapore Telecom (Optus), Telstra, IBM, Fujitsu and Vodafone are a part of this list but some companies, including Fujitsu, said energy ef......s in place that would see it reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15m tonnes by 2012. Researches from Gartner, however, have said that the data center industry, despite its lack of presence in the top 500, cou... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Fujitsu   Gartner   Norway

Why IBM's Hardware Business Is Flying High

Explore eweek.com (Apr 25 2011) Cloud Computing

...rver share losses are accelerating (0.6 points lost in 2008; 1.2 points in 2009; 8 points in 2010). IBM took back the lead in server revenue market share as 2010 drew to a close, according to Gartner and IDC. In February, IBM's Watson beat two past champions on “Jeopardy,” demonstrating how an optimized system in a comm... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   Gartner   Oracle

Corporate America Embraces The Green Data Server

Explore cnbc.com (Apr 21 2011)

...ir own data center innovations,” says Woods, referring to information-technology sector titans like IBM But other links in the data management supply chain — data center builders, hosting companies and c......ing, capital costs for data centers by 2016. In addition, a March 2011 report from IT research firm Gartner points out that the growing lifespan of these data centers means operating costs are becoming cruci... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Intel   Gartner

Cloud changing face of data centers

Explore zdnetasia.com (Apr 18 2011) Cloud Computing

...who also share their vision of next-generation data centers. In a statement released last month, Gartner highlighted cloud computing as one of the four factors that will change datacenter space requiremen......lping to deliver energy efficiency to data centers, said Alex Tay, datacenter services executive at IBM Asia-Pacific. This, he explained in an e-mail interview, is a result of an increase in server utili... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Hewlett Packard   Facebook

Ibm, Hp & Dell Steal Ahead In Server Revenues: IDC

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 2 2011) Servers

...ther systems leveraging the mainframe attributes. In a statement coinciding with the release of the Gartner numbers, IBM officials noted that the fourth quarter was the first full period that customers had access to su... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Fujitsu   Sun Microsystems   Gartner

Best Container/modular Data Center approach 2010? SGI's Ice Cube is one choice

Explore greenm3.com (Dec 13 2010) Construction , Container

... confusing as many companies have added container/modular data center capabilities - HP, SGI, Dell, IBM, Sun, Lee Technologies, Digital Realty Trust, IO DataCenters. Which company do you pick? Who has th...... customers and sell. DataCenterKnowledge has a post on SGI's latest ICE Cube modular data center at Gartner DC LV 2010. Data Center Knowledge recently got a detailed video tour of the retooled SGI ICE Cube m... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   Gartner   Google

Cloud Careers: New Titles and Tasks Emerge

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 13 2010) Cloud Computing

...ristof Kloeckner, CTO of Enterprise Initiatives and Vice President of Cloud Computing Platforms for IBM. New Cloud Professional Titles Last week Chuck Hollis of EMC wrote about the new generation of clou......er Architect. Cloud Service Brokers BusinessWeek reports on cloud service brokers, referencing the Gartner report saying that through 2014 cloud service brokerage will generate more than $5 billion in sales... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Gartner   Google

Who's the leader of the pack? The power of green awards. By Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 1 2010)

...rt - that’s World Wide Fund for Nature, not the other WWF - has been put together with analyst firm Gartner, to gauge the performance of business IT providers.   So at least the two organisations aren’t......vited 28 big ICT players and persuaded 19 to actually take part. It’s not much of a surprise to see IBM at the top of the list - given the company’s very public ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Nokia

Ice balls help data center go green

Explore Business Technology Leadership (Oct 13 2010) Fossil Fuel , Solar

...ehind perceived cost and environmental benefits of remanufactured supplies. Technology analyst firm Gartner acknowledges this “We have long advised clients to take control of their office printer fleets and ......y update" for BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2)for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino due to a vulnerability that could have potentially allowed a hacker or other malicious... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Uptime Institute   Hewlett-Packard Co.

IDC: Cloud To Create ‘Radical’ Shift For Outsourcers

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 11 2010) Cloud Computing

Outsourcing giants such as IBM and HP are to be forced to adapt their business models to the expectations of flexibility and perfo......ending in 2010 set to have been spent on external cloud services, according to a report released by Gartner last month. The survey found that 39 percent of respondents worldwide indicated they allocated IT ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Fujitsu   Gartner   Accenture

HP Launches New Servers And Finance Advice

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (May 11 2010) Cloud Computing

... models, and increasing performance-per-Watt by 27 times. But all vendors have fast servers, and Gartner has predicted that users will buy fewer of them. HP also launched a new version of its Insight Cont......kely to be inappropriate and wasteful. HP’s announcement duplicates a lot of what is available from IBM, which promised greater business “agility” last week, and also offers a combined package of servi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   Hewlett Packard   Facebook

Three Steps To Data Center Management

Explore Product Design and Development (Apr 29 2010) Monitoring , Cloud Computing , Servers

...'s always a laundry list, some open-source (like Nagios) and some from large software vendors (like IBM Tivoli). These IT management tools closely watch over systems, storage, networking, and application......on to data center operating costs, it is logical that it is time to get a handle on energy in 2010. Gartner released their prognostications for 2010, with a scary title "Critical Issues Facing Data Centre Ma... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   The Green Grid   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Earth Day warning for green IT

Explore UK technology news, reviews and analysis (Apr 22 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Cloud Computing

... many argue that a lot has been done to make IT greener. Simon Mingay, a research vice president at Gartner, said that things have improved a lot since 2005, when enterprises rarely asked questions about the......ers and facilities managers. Large corporations have also taken steps to improve energy efficiency. IBM announced new management system requirements yesterday designed to improve sustainability across it... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Gartner

Gartner Rebuffs Cost Claims For Converged Data Centres

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Mar 16 2010) Cloud Computing , Networking

...ng them into one system using Data Centre Bridging (DCB) technology is flawed, according to analyst Gartner. In a report issued this week, “Myth: A Single FCoE Data Center Network = Fewer Ports, Less Comple......nt software and 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity to its server and storage offerings last December. IBM also recently announced a partnership with Brocade’s family of enterprise IP/Ethernet switches ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

The Death of the PC

Explore Forbes.com (Dec 10 2009) Cloud Computing

...er interest right now than desktop virtualization," says Mark Margevicius, analyst at research firm Gartner. "Everyone, everywhere is asking about it." Desktop virtualization is Act II of a tech shift that b......ale, Fla. had its origins in the world of clerical computing. The company was founded in 1989 by an IBM software veteran and has revenues of $1.6 billion and a $7.2 billion market cap. The VMware-Citrix ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Google

Data center design 101

Explore ZDNet Technology News (Oct 23 2009) Construction , Cloud Computing

... center design 101 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:25 am Categories: Cisco, Cloud computing, Datacenter, Gartner Symposium 2009, General, Green Tech, Hardware Infrastructure, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Infrastructure, Sun Tags: Data Center, Tiers, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Manageme... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Gartner   Oracle