Green Data Centers: Is It Worth Running a “Losing” Race?

Explore Triple Pundit (Apr 26 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing

...t based on their energy usage, energy policies and environmental and social responsibility. Yet, as Pike Research points out in a new report, the path to green data centers is an evolutionary process, one that ind......ng community away from dirty sources of electricity. Taking a “glass is half-full” perspective, the EPA recently released its list of Top 50 “green-powered” organizations that are leaders when it comes t... (Read Full Article)

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Corporate America Embraces The Green Data Server

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...ting the amount of energy they consume, says green IT analyst Eric Woods of cleantech research firm Pike Research. He adds the introduction of more powerful, yet energy-efficient, server technology has helped by c......over 3,600 data centers — exploding demand from all kinds of businesses has become a challenge. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates data-center energy usage doubled from the dotcom boom days of 2000 to 2006 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Intel   Gartner

Measuring Data Center Energy Efficiency More Effectively

Explore Earth & Industry (Feb 28 2011) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

...an include IT workload measures as part of the standard metric for data center productivity. The EPA, the EU, the Japanese government, and The Green Grid are among the organizations looking to develop...... suppliers paving the way in this area, but we expect others to follow. Eric Woods is an analyst at Pike Research who focuses on the smart grid and green information technology. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Pike Research

Data centers turn on greener power solutions

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...ner by bringing energy spending and carbon emissions down, according to Eric Woods, an analyst from Pike Research. Telecommunications Data centers turn on greener power solutions Data centers turn on greener pow......ts. In 2006, the country spent $4.5 billion powering and cooling its data centers, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In June, the agency launched an Energy Star certification for data centers for the first time. Dat... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Pike Research

The Coming "C" Change in Datacenters

Explore HPCwire (Jun 15 2010) Monitoring , Cap and Trade , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

...to grow from its current level of $36 million to $294 million by 2017, according to a new report by Pike Research. US Legislation In the United States, government regulations concerning CO2 include the EPA's GHG Reporting Rule and the pending Kerry-Lieberman bill, known as "cap and trade." Under the EPA's GHG Reporting Rule, suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial greenhouse gases, manufacturers of ve... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Uptime Institute   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   Netherlands