1. Articles mentioning both The Green Grid and Google

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    1. The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturity

      Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 15 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

      The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturity ...iple major Internet companies and providers of Cloud-based services. This group includes Microsoft, Google and Amazon. Download The Green Grid’s whitepaper on modular data centers here. (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Cisco

    2. Green Data Centres Will Be Measured On Money

      Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 12 2011)

      Green Data Centres Will Be Measured On Money ...en” side. The move to the cloud is driving this, I think. “Cloud-based services [like Facebook and Google], have the ability to build efficient data centres in locations where there is cheap power, and to ......onomics from this industry consortium of users and vendors. It’s more about the money than the tech The Green Grid has been known for the PUE measure of effiency, which has been picked up ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Sun Microsystems   Google

    3. Uptime Institute: The Average PUE is 1.8

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 10 2011)

      Uptime Institute: The Average PUE is 1.8 ...rvey respondents said they did not know the PUE of their data centers. The PUE metric championed by The Green Grid compares a facility’s total power usage to the amount of power used by the IT equipment, revealing ......by the IT equipment, revealing how much is lost in distribution and conversion. Large users such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Microsoft have reported industry-leading ratings in the 1.07 to ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   The Green Grid

    4. European Data Center Efficiency Summit

      Explore Perspectives (Apr 29 2011) Power and Cooling

      ...rgets. The agenda includes presentations and panel discussions featuring Amazon, DeepGreen, eBay, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Norman Disney & Young, PlusServer, Telecity Group, The Green Grid, UK's Chartered Institute for IT, UBS and others. Attendance is free. However, space is limited a......targets. The agenda includes presentations and panel discussions featuring Amazon, DeepGreen, eBay, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Norman Disney & Young, PlusServer, Telecity Group, The Green Grid, UK's Chartered Institute for ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   The Green Grid

    5. Hot Ticket where EU gets priority, Google’s Data Center Summit 2011 in Zurich May 24

      Explore greenm3.com (Apr 29 2011)

      Hot Ticket where EU gets priority, Google’s Data Center Summit 2011 in Zurich May 24 ...sustainability and best practices Zahl Limbuwala, Chartered Institute for IT; Harkeeret Singh, The Green Grid 10:00 Best practice implementation case studies Joe Kava, Google; Dean Nelson, eBay 11:20 Panel discussion James Hamilton, Amazon; Robert Coupland, Te... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Verne Global

    6. PUE: Time to Start Grading on the Curve?

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 30 2011)

      PUE: Time to Start Grading on the Curve? ... installed, it’s absolutely feasible that your PUE could be 100-plus.” The PUE metric championed by The Green Grid compares a facility’s total power usage to the amount of power used by the IT equipment, revealing ......o improve as a data center nears full utilization, which is one reason why large users such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft report industry-leading ratings in the 1.1 to 1.2 rang ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   The Green Grid

    7. Industry Trends: Part 2 - Business Efficiencies, Regulation, and Security Risk Management

      Explore Data Center Post (Feb 23 2011)

      Industry Trends: Part 2 - Business Efficiencies, Regulation, and Security Risk Management ...egulation. In anticipation of federal legislation, self monitoring is on the increase. For example, the Green Grid recently released their concept for a CUE, a carbon usage effectiveness metric for the data center.......en the new CUE metric though, it seems like Facebook will be friending operators such as Yahoo! and Google who use renewable energy sources to power their data centers to get some ideas on cleaning up their... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Verne Global

    8. How to Put Green IT to Work - It Management

      Explore baselinemag.com (Jul 1 2010) Solar , Servers

      How to Put Green IT to Work - It Management ... Green sourcing and supply chain strategies consider green life cycles of equipment and IT systems. Google, Facebook and other data-centric firms are locating data centers in cooler climate regions and area......r climate regions and areas with sustainable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric. The Green Grid consortium is a leader with metrics, calculators, and best practices. Additional green resources: U... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid   Department of Energy

    9. EPA Releases Data Center Energy Star Label

      Explore Greentech Media (Jun 8 2010) Servers

      EPA Releases Data Center Energy Star Label .... But the debate is sure to continue. And it will spread publicly, instead of remaining confined to the Green Grid, which proposed the use of the PUE. Now that companies have an incentive, they will take an interes......ow fan speeds in their chillers. But many did not calculate their PUE rating, despite the attention Google brought to the measure by publicizing its own rating. (Google claims its PUE is ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    10. Google Leads Criticism Of Green Data Centre Rules

      Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 16 2010) Servers

      Google Leads Criticism Of Green Data Centre Rules ... but the operators believe it will push specific technologies, instead of rewarding better results. Google Leads Criticism Of Green Data Centre Rules Vote 0 Moves to require free-air cooling have got data ......” Results-based measurements include Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) - a simple measure promoted by the Green Grid, which was adopted by several international bodies including the European Union earlier this month.... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Nokia   Google   The Green Grid

    11. Energy Efficiency Metrics Going Global

      Explore Relocate (Apr 8 2010) Servers

      Energy Efficiency Metrics Going Global ...nomy, the European Union Code of Conduct, and various industry groups, such as the before-mentioned Green Grid and the Green IT Promotion Council of Japan. The agreement specifies power usage effectiveness (PU...... such as AMD, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Oracle, as well as other critical companies such as Cisco, Google, and Texas Instruments. According to its website (http://www.thegreengrid.org/), The Green Grid’s stated goal is to define ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   Oracle

    12. New federal data center energy-efficiency guidelines on tap

      Explore Data Center (Feb 26 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

      New federal data center energy-efficiency guidelines on tap ...4 Exchange, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Green Grid, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Uptime Institute. Th......news Digg This! StumbleUpon Toolbar StumbleUpon Bookmark with Delicious Del.icio.us Add to Google The federal government and major industry groups are on the cusp of developing widely accepted s... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute

    13. Warming Up To Iceland

      Explore Forbes.com (Jan 11 2010) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Geothermal

      Warming Up To Iceland ... power and cooling is cheaper has been under way for the better part of a decade. Companies like Google ( GOOG - news - people ) and Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ) are locating data centers in the co......e the heat load requirements. That's another area where we offer an advantage. We're also active in Green Grid. Over time, that will change the materials used in servers. For the folks that want ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

    14. Tech giants push the green data center

      Explore IT for Manufacturing Executives (Nov 3 2009) Cloud Computing

      ...something called PUE, which stands for power usage effectiveness. PUE, originated by a group called the Green Grid, is the ratio of the total energy consumed in a data center to pure computer operation. The current......nt uses about 50 percent of the power to the building. A number of data center operators, including Google, have announced PUE readings of 1.2 or below for their data centers. Data center ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   The Green Grid

    15. Google Efficiency Update: PUE of 1.22

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 15 2009) Power and Cooling

      Google Efficiency Update: PUE of 1.22 ...ported elevated PUE results as we continue to tune operations to meet steady-state design targets,” Google said. PUE is a standard promoted by The Green Grid and others in the data center industry to provide a consistent way to measure the ratio of power de... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid

    16. Green Inc. Column Seeking Energy Savings at the Heart of the Internet

      Explore The New York Times (Oct 11 2009) Power and Cooling

      Green Inc. Column Seeking Energy Savings at the Heart of the Internet Digital-era icons like Google and Twitter have made life more efficient — and fun. But they also guzzle vast amounts of energy. ......ies eager to tackle the data center efficiency problem. A number of cross-company consortiums, like the Green Grid, have sprung up (a symposium is being held this week in the Silicon Valley to discuss data center e... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   The Green Grid

    17. eBay's sustainable data center

      Explore Going Green (Aug 24 2009) Power and Cooling

      eBay's sustainable data center ...data center in any industry. There are many excellent resources available including Climate Savers, Green Grid, and Data Center Pulse. Such resources can help a business determine which activities provide the b......imono” when it comes to sustainability. Olivier was quick to point out that other companies such as Google and Microsoft were also at the forefront of sharing goals, targets and best practices. This is a go... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid   LEED

    18. Falling for hydro all over again by carol wilson

      Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 27 2009) Power and Cooling , Hydro

      Falling for hydro all over again by carol wilson ...r into electricity. Before there was a major environmental push, major data center builders such as Google sought out river-side location for their largest operations, such as Google’s Oregon data center complex on the banks of the Columbia River. You can’t deny there’s a romantic......s for its upstate New York facility will be 1.1, according to Filo. The PUE is the measurement that the Green ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   The Green Grid

    19. Manos: Prepare for Data Center Regulation

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 22 2009) Carbon Reduction Commitment , Emissions , Cloud Computing

      Manos: Prepare for Data Center Regulation ...ducating and representing  the government and regulatory agencies in our space,” said Manos. “While the Green Grid charter specifically forbids this kind of activity, having a Data Center industry lobby group to en......est practices could enable them to achieve PUEs of 1.5. Urs runs the data center operations team at Google, while Mike oversaw data centers at Microsoft before joining DRT. “You have touched on one of the ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid   Microsoft Corp

    20. New Cooling Saves 45 Percent Of Energy At Data Centre

      Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Jun 8 2009) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

      New Cooling Saves 45 Percent Of Energy At Data Centre ...eum Geo-Services (PGS) centre in Weybridge, Surrey, has a PUE efficiency score of 1.2 as defined by the Green Grid. This means that for every Watt oil exploration company PGS gives its servers, only another 0.2W is......hey are still in the process of building their first centres." The figure of 1.2 is significant, as Google said it had surpassed it in some data centres last year ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid

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