Peter Judge

Does Greenpeace Even Get Tech?

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 23 2012) Fossil Fuel

...n Get Tech? It is important to make IT greener, but we need a better watchdog than Greenpeace, says Peter Judge On May 23, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Greenpeace is a diverse organisation that campaigns across a wide range of issues. It’s recently ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Peter Judge

Was greenpeace's apple protest timed too well? by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 20 2012)

A fascinating week for green technology at Apple. Greenpeace increased the scale of its protests against Apple’s “dirty cloud” - asking it to shift to electricity from renewable sources - and then Apple issued an announcement that it is pretty much doing exactly that. By doubling the size of on-site solar power at its data center in Maiden, North Carolina, Apple was able to announce it will make 60 percent of ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

Give Microsoft Credit for Going Carbon Neutral by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (May 13 2012) Carbon Footprint

If no one else applauds Microsoft’s recent announcement that it will go carbon-neutral, then carbon accounting folks certainly will. Microsoft will account for and compensate for all greenhouse gases it is responsible for producing, its COO Kevin Turner announced last week in a blog. What’s more, this is happening from the next financial year - starting in July 2013. This is a very definite promise, and it is a ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Carbon Reduction Commitment   Peter Judge   CRC

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

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

A couple of years back, the Facebook-led initiative, Open Compute, looked like another one of those well-meaning industry initiatives, that might or might not lead to some small improvement in how things are done. 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 ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Forrester Research   Google   The Green Grid

Methane Power – Let’s Not Burst The Bubble

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 2 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell

...e Bubble Most renewable energy sources require a lot of land. Methane farming is no different, says Peter Judge, but it is still well worth doing. On May 2, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Methane production seems to be gathering pace in the data centre world. No sooner had Microsoft s... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Peter Judge   Microsoft Corp

Apple Buys Bloom Fuel Cells, Promises 100% Green Data Centre

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 2 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fuel Cell

...rth Carolina, and says a new plant in Oregon will use 100 percent renewable power On May 2, 2012 by Peter Judge 2 Apple has confirmed it is using fuel cells from Bloom Energy, which consume methane generated by ... (Read Full Article)

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The (USB) Key to Reducing IT Waste by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 29 2012)

Greening IT isn’t just about making data centers more efficient. Every so often I come back to other topics, like PC power management, and e-waste. Here’s a nifty idea I saw this week, which could keep old PCs out of landfill. When PCs become obsolete they get replaced, but what happens to the old ones? They won’t run the latest Windows or Office versions, but they are ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Peter Judge   Microsoft Corp

Happy Earth Day? No, Let's Get Angry! by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 22 2012)

Earth Day must be a major celebration. It has been marked by a Google Doodle, an animated gif of flowers growing into the search giant’s logo. The festival is little known in Britain, and I only became aware of it when I started covering the Geen IT beat. Since then, I’ve seen annual announcements of green awards and initiatives, and always some anger from Greenpeace. This year is ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Uptime Institute

Pollution Campaigns Pushes Data Center math outside the building by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 16 2012)

Running a data center is - I imagine - all about doing math. Calculating the cost per MIP of the hardware, the cost of the energy, the likely failure rates, the replacement schedule... I’ve never done that job, but from all I hear, there are a lot of sums, all directed at ensuring the center performs well, delivers to budget, and meets all sorts of changing regulations. Quite how many sums ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   Peter Judge

Interxion Puts Data Centre Staff In Pods For Olympics

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Apr 13 2012) Construction

...ympic transport trouble won’t keep data centre staff from their jobs in London On April 13, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Data centre firm Interxion has installed sleeping pods in the breakout area of its London site, s... (Read Full Article)

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Green Data Centres Could Run On Pig Manure

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Apr 11 2012) Construction , Emissions

...Manure Google and Apple both look like using the same source to reduce their carbon emissions, says Peter Judge On April 11, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 People keen to reduce the emissions of their data centres are prepared to look in some unlikely p... (Read Full Article)

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IBM PureSystems Converge RISC and x86, Network And Storage

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Apr 11 2012) Networking , Storage

...nverged data centre entry attempts to package up expertise as well as hardware On April 11, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 IBM has leapt into the market for converged data centre hardware, but combined it with expertise... (Read Full Article)

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Telecommuting's figures don't necessarily add up by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 8 2012)

So how is teleworking shaping up as the next green bandwagon? Last week’s report from the UN said broadband could cut the planet’s energy use - and a large part of that saving is supposed to come from more efficient transport, and the use of technology to replace travel. This possibility is real, especially in the developed world, where we use a lot of energy getting about. The average ... (Read Full Article)

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Broadband: Can Fiber in the Diet cut the world's carbs? by Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 2 2012)

Combatting climate change is a bit like adopting a healthier lifestyle - on a planetary scale. You might want to cut carbs in your diet and exercise more; the world will have to cut its carbon emissions and get more efficient.  Like a human body, the planet is an organism, and it can become unhealthy or unbalanced. In our bodies, we tend to consume too much and burn too little energy ... (Read Full Article)

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DECC Hopes To Slash Cost Of CRC Carbon Tax By 60 Percent

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Mar 28 2012) Construction , Carbon Reduction Commitment , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Cloud Computing

... proposal, to save each participant £6000 per year, be enough to save the tax? On March 28, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 The CRC carbon tax, which the IT industry fears will increase data centre costs, is to be simplif... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Department of Energy   Carbon Reduction Commitment   Peter Judge