Today: APC’s ‘hybrid’ free-cooling systems, cloud security concerns linger and ARM plans to take on Intel’s server chip business… in 2014. APC EcoBreeze Offers Free Cooling Options – Data Center Knowledge How APC’s new data center cooling system automatically switches between air-to-air and indirect evaporative heat exchange. Cloud Security: Compliance a major challenge – CIOL […]
Archives for December 2010
Toshiba satisfies the need for speed with new enterprise SSDs
Toshiba took the wraps off new, low-power enterprise class solid-state drives (SSDs) that it plans to bring to market during the first half of next year. Its MKx001GRZB series of 2.5-inch drives — which will be available in 100 GB, 200 GB and 400 GB capacities — will sport the company’s 32nm SLC NAND flash […]
Compellent: Dell’s $960M green storage acquisition
About month and a half ago, buzz began to surround Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Compellent Technologies based on reports that Dell was interested in acquiring the storage startup. Rumor became reality today when it was revealed that Dell is acquiring Compellent for $960 million. The firm specializes in storage technologies that improve energy efficiency in data […]
Google Chrome OS and Citrix: Advent of the thinner, mobile enterprise?
Thin client adoption is picking up, improving the fortunes of startups like NComputing and prodding vendors to revamp their product portfolios. Sales of energy-efficient, TCO-lowering thin client hardware is expected to double to 7.4 million by 2014 from 2010’s scant 3.7 million units, according to IDC. Can Google and Citrix get in on the action […]
Save paper, print to WWF
Updated December 28, 2010 This coming New Year’s Day, why not resolve to cut the amount of printing you do? The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) wants to make it easy for Mac OSX users with free software that saves print jobs to WWF, a PDF format. Sure, OS X already gives you the option to […]
Green IT News Roundup – Tues., Dec. 7
Today: Time bestows its top 20 Green Tech list; Juniper snaps up a cloud security firm; and if you’re not deduping, you must like throwing money away. Top 20 Green Tech Ideas – Time E-waste, Green IT, smart meters… They all make the list. Cisco rival Juniper buys ‘cloud’ security software maker Altor for $95M […]
Green IT News Roundup – Mon., Dec. 6
Today: EMC unveils cloud and virtualization certs; networking equipment makers jump on the green bandwagon; and low-power flash memory is poised to blow up big in the enterprise. Cloud Computing and Virtualization Certifications You Can’t Ignore – IT Business Edge EMC to IT job seekers: Get your certs here! IT networking gear goes green – […]
Cloud to slash data center energy costs by 38 percent in 2010
A new forecast from Pike Research points not only to the accelerated growth of cloud services, but also huge energy savings in the coming decade. According to the research firm’s “Cloud Computing Energy Efficiency” report, cloud computing is projected to cut worldwide data center energy costs by 38 percent, from $23.3 billion in 2010 to […]
Green IT News Roundup – Fri., Dec. 3
Today: Server Technology’s Sentry Power Manager cures data center power consumption blindness; Cerelink encourages Hollywood effects houses to consider the cloud; and seven data center design techniques that are sure to become the hallmarks of energy efficient builds. Intelligent Power Monitoring – Processor A look at Sentry Power Manager from Server Technology and how it […]
Fuel cells and the data center
Processor is fast becoming one of my favorite sites to point folks that want to get a good introductory grasp on Green IT topics. Its latest feature on fuel cells is one of the reasons why. Chris A. MacKinnon’s article explores the clean (in relative terms) energy technology that took center stage when Bloom Energy’s […]
