The Green Quotient

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

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Gartner   Cisco

Open Compute - Yes it really is radical! by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 6 2012)

...one. You know, like the Open Group, or the Cloud Industry Forum, or even in efficient data centres, the Green Grid. These groups have an annual meeting, run a web site, and publish some specifications and white pap......acebook, Google and Zynga have been going direct to the people that make equipment for the likes of IBM, HP and Dell. . What Open Compute does, according to GigaOM, is to bring ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Forrester Research   Google   The Green Grid

eBay Containers Push Frontiers of Efficiency

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 27 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

...chieving maximum energy efficiency and low environmental impact in data centers,” said Brad Brech, IBM representative and Green Grid board member. “The Green Grid is at the heart of this mission and the organization will continue to look for new and innovative w... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   The Green Grid

IBM Sees Green in Going Green in Data Centers

Explore Welcome to IT Jungle (Jan 25 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

...nking so high in the Helen Mills Theater that you could just about hang sides of beef on the stage, IBM announced a new initiative, dubbed Project Big Green, under which it will sell technology and servi......ushes Energy Star Ratings for Servers Power Company Gives Rebates on Energy-Efficient Servers AMD's Green Grid Project to Educate IT on Power Issues The Balance of Server Powers Lean, Mean Green Machines ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   IBM   Interactive Data Corporation

New Study Reinforces Case for DC Power Savings

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 30 2011)

... versus AC distribution systems in multiple tests with different IT workloads. The test used HP and IBM servers and EMC storage arrays on the IT side, with a distribution system featuring Delta rectifier...... conversions,” said Symanski. The potential advantages of DC power have been also been studied by The Green Grid and Intel (in a joint effort with HP and Emerson Network Power). But many data center professionals... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   The Green Grid   IBM

Modular Data Centers Make Green, Business Sense Says Report

Explore environmentalleader.com (Nov 16 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

...w make environmental and economic sense, according a report by environmental IT research consortium The Green Grid. According to Deploying and Using Containerized/Modular Data Center Facilities, this new modular ap......st Add your comments DemanCurve click to enlarge Related Stories Religare Builds Green Data Centers IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50% IBM Advances Data Center Efficiencies Related Topics Business-to-Business Construction & Refitting Ener... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   IBM   Allianz

The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturity

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Nov 15 2011) Construction , Cloud Computing

The Green Grid: modularity is sign of maturityDatacenterDynamics“The same revolution is now happening in data cent......ed for on-site deployment.” Nearly all major IT vendors sell modular data centers. They include HP, IBM, Dell and Cisco, among others. So do major infrastructure vendors, such as Emerson and PDI. There a... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Cisco

Tata Taps Emerson for Energy Management

Explore environmentalleader.com (Oct 31 2011)

...s Management. Related Stories Port Authority Taps Enviance for Environmental ERP Solution Roundup – IBM Computer Heats Building, Sustainability Imperative, Green Trade Emerson Joins Green Grid Related Topics Business-to-Business Contracts & Installations Emissions Energy Efficiency Energy Ma... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   IBM   Tata

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

Explore MyHostNews (Aug 23 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...fficiency rating systems include: Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating system. PUE, created by the Green Grid, is the ratio of total power consumed to the power used by the IT equipment. The real challenge exi......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

Data center energy usage needs holistic planning

Explore eco-business.com (Jul 29 2011) Servers

...al corporate priority, said Alex Tay, data center services executive for the Asia-Pacific region at IBM. This could be due to various reasons including the need to manage soaring energy costs ...and more...... datacenter vendors and specialists, government and non-government bodies around the world, such as The Green Grid, have also launched efforts that promote energy efficient and green data centers. All three consult... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Hewlett Packard   IBM

New energy-efficent datacentre to save Yorkshire Water £90,000 a year

Explore Insight for IT leaders (Jul 13 2011) Power and Cooling , Servers

... also use less space as a result of deploying SAR cabinets, which 2bm developed in conjunction with IBM. Datacentre solutions company 2bm has signed a contract with Yorkshire Water to design and build a ......ctiveness (PUE) rating of below 1.2 – the industry average is 2.5. The PUE is a standard devised by the Green Grid Consortium and determined by dividing the amount of power entering a datacentre by ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   IBM

European Data Center Efficiency Summit

Explore Perspectives (Apr 29 2011) Power and Cooling

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   The Green Grid

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

Explore greenm3.com (Apr 29 2011)

...; Jochen Berger, PlusServer; Chris Malone, Google 15:50 Panel discussion Mark Monroe, The Green Grid; Andre Oppermann, DeepGreen; Bruno Michel, IBM Research Lab; Jeff Monroe, Verne Global 17:00 Reception I’ll be at the event and most ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Google   Verne Global

Cisco Opens Green Data Centre In Texas

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Apr 19 2011) Cloud Computing

...t of IT at Cisco, said in an interview with eWEEK before the opening. Top data centre players, like IBM and Hewlett-Packard, have been using their own facilities to not only drive down costs and consolid... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   Cisco   The Green Grid

6 Steps To Better Data Centers

Explore csemag.com (Apr 12 2011) Servers

..., M., A. Galea., M. Schaefer, and M.T.D. Khiem. 2008. The green data center: Steps for the Journey. IBM Redpaper. Emerson Network Power. 2009. Energy Logic: Reducing data center energy consumption by cre......ng data center energy consumption by creating savings that cascade across systems. White Paper. [1] Green Grid. 2008. Green Grid data center efficiency metrics: PUE and DCIE. White Paper #6. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

IG3 selects IBM for new green data center

Explore InformationWeek (Dec 9 2010) Cloud Computing

...e best possible data center services in India”, said S Thiagarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Green Grid Group. Neeraj Sharma, Director - Integrated Technology Services, IBM India said, “This alliance with IG3 will augment their competency in the Data Center space while en... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   IBM

Roundup: The Open Data Center Alliance

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 28 2010) Cloud Computing

...f other industry groups focused on standards, advocacy or end-user education, a group that includes The Green Grid, Data Center Pulse, AFCOM, the 7×24 Exchange, BICSI, The Critical Facilities Roundtable and The Upt...... of flexibility. This vision arguably butts heads with the direction taken by major vendors such as IBM, HP, Cisco, and the like, who would like nothing more than to lock customers in to their own techno... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Cisco   The Green Grid

Top 10 Things I've Learned About Data Center Energy Efficiency

Explore GreenBiz.com (Sep 13 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

...the change, evolution and exciting dynamics of this space. As executive director of the nonprofit The Green Grid, I speak with data center managers regularly. A common thread in what I hear is their eagerness to ......uals. The board of directors is made up of representatives from Intel and AMD, HP and Dell, EMC and IBM, APC and Emerson, and Oracle and Symantec. Most of these companies compete aggressively in ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   The Green Grid   Data Center Efficiency

Eaton Provides Electrical Solutions For IBM's Enterprise Modular Data Center, Continues Support For Project Big Green

Explore Data Storage (Sep 8 2010) Construction

...rial manufacturer Eaton Corporation recently announced it is providing power management support for IBM's Enterprise Modular Data Center (EMDC). As a modular solution, the EMDC enables executives to quic......ach EMDC is designed to achieve the world's highest ratings for energy leadership, as determined by The Green Grid, a global consortium seeking to improve energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ec... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   IBM

How to Put Green IT to Work - It Management

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

... luxury for executives with a conscience. Here’s what it takes to make energy efficient IT pay off: IBM reports a “Green Gap” in U.S. office buildings. Only one-third of workers say their buildings are e......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

The Data Center Temperature Debate

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 7 2010) Emissions , Servers

...grees Fahrenheit (22 degrees Celsius) yet both data center providers and manufacturers (such as HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems) all state that server equipment will function perfectly at 80 degrees, if not......rts to reduce the industry’s energy consumption. For example, the recent landmark agreement between the Green Grid, EU Code of Conduct, and governmental organisations in the US and Japan on the guiding principles o... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   The Green Grid   Data Center Knowledge

Three Steps To Data Center Management

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

...ecisions. Before joining Sentilla, Joe held software development and product manager positions with IBM, Microsoft and Intel. Joe is active in numerous organizations, including The Green Grid, US Green Building Council, ACM and IEEE. Joe holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from... (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

...lised that energy efficiency is cost efficiency," he said. Examples of such improvements include the Green Grid, an industry body aimed at helping datacentres monitor and reduce power use, which has launched two......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

Nations agree to global data center metrics

Explore Government Computer News (Apr 15 2010) Servers

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Energy Department   IBM