Energy Efficiency

Fri, April 20, 2012 - If your organization operates its own servers and switches, it's likely that a percentage of them are zombies--steadily gobbling up resources but doing no work. Cleaning up a zombie server infestation takes good management and stringent documentation.

Thu, April 19, 2012 - The company says it will use only green energy to power the broadcast next month

Fri, March 02, 2012 - Environmentally friendlier outsourcing practices may generate increased profit and positive publicity for IT service providers, but they remain a non-issue for most customers. For those that do value sustainability, we offer 15 tips for discerning real improvements from window dressing.

Wed, February 08, 2012 - In a picturesque spot overlooking San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab has begun building a new computing center that will one day house exascale systems.

Mon, January 30, 2012 - We take a comprehensive look at the new green-IT metrics for measuring data center efficiency and productivity from The Green Grid and other industry groups. Insider, registration required.

Wed, January 04, 2012 - Intel is advising its customers to increase the temperature in their data centers, claiming that companies can save four percent in energy costs for every 1ºC they turn up the heat.

Wed, November 16, 2011 - Environmental groups have accussed Apple of failing to monitor its suppliers in China again

Fri, October 07, 2011 - Increased energy efficiency in a data center can be reached without major changes to IT equipment or facilities. Here are six ways to get there.

Thu, September 15, 2011 - Storing, managing and extracting value from data consumes a great deal of energy, and though the increase in data and energy consumption is somewhat manageable now, at the pace it is evolving it soon won't be. The solution is in the cloud.

Wed, July 20, 2011 - Summer is hot but data centers need to stay cool, which can be expensive. Here's how IT groups can reduce temperatures and budgets.

Mon, July 11, 2011 - eBay's Global Data Center Services manager explains how the online auction company installed a 100 KW solar array on its data center in Denver.

Wed, July 06, 2011 - Set-top boxes supplied by cable companies are likely using more power than desktop and laptop computers, and about 25% of the power used by a two-socket server.

Fri, June 03, 2011 - When it comes to saving data center energy few companies would have the expertise of Google, which has some of the largest data centers in the world. It has or is experimenting with some interesting ideas to cool data centers more efficiently as well - it will soon open a seawater-cooled data center in Finland for example.

Wed, May 18, 2011 - E-waste is a serious problem for IT, but energy seems to be getting all the attention. It's time to turn that around, one industry watcher says.