So, it’s been a while since I’ve done a roundup. If you like ’em, I’ll keep posting ’em! Today: utilities are dropping virtualization from their incentives plans, Gartner recommends hiring green IT managers pronto and green jobs are just around the bend. Utilities Dropping Virtualization Incentives – Data Center Knowledge Makes sense, since in some […]
Nlyte banks $12 million for Green IT software
Menlo Park, Calif.-based Nlyte Software attracted $12 million in a Series C round of financing led by NGEN Partners. The funds will go toward product development and staffing up as the data center infrastructure management firm faces increased demand for its software and cementing its partnerships with the likes of HP, BMC and VMware. Nlyte […]
ZT Systems get in on the ARM server fun
The ARM-based server buzz continues this week with an announcement from Secaucus, NJ-based ZT Systems. The server and PC maker unveiled the R1801e, a 1U unit with up to 16 ARM Cortex-A9 processor cores that operates at a mere 80 watts. That includes eight server modules, storage in the form of eight SSDs and dual […]
Gartner on green data centers: 300 percent capacity growth, 60 percent less space
Need another reason to hop on the green data center bandwagon? Ahead of its Data Center & IT Operations Summit, research firm Gartner predicts that employing energy efficient data center strategies will have a dramatic impact on how businesses accommodate IT growth. The advice couldn’t come at a better time since companies are currently rushing […]
Smooth-Stone’s now Calxeda, ARM servers by 2011?
Good-bye Smooth-Stone, hello Calxeda (pronounced “Cal-Zeh-Dah”). The startup, which specializes in server designs using ARM’s low-power processor technology, is not only undergoing a name change, new staffing developments point to a company that’s gearing up to take on server vendors that have made their fortunes on Intel’s and AMD’s x86 processors. Earlier this summer, the […]
Hitachi, Intel heat up SSD market
Hitachi and Intel are making waves this week, with one company debuting speedy solid state drives and the other making pre-holiday price cuts. And both moves bode well for green computing, in both the enterprise and consumer realms. Hitachi debuted a new line of 2.5-inch, enterprise-grade SSDs called Ultrastar SSD400S, which was developed in conjunction […]
Good-bye yellow pages – Score one for dematerialization!
Farewell, phone book. It’s been inky-fingered fun! In a move that’s been a long time coming, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania are the latest states to kill off the phone book after having granted Verizon’s request to stop distributing phone books. So far, a total of 15 states have stopped, or are in the process […]
Microsoft: The cloud’s greener
Can the cloud help businesses green their IT? Yes, says Microsoft. A study commissioned by the software giant, and conducted by Accenture and WSP Environment and Energy, finds that cloud computing can cut emissions and reduce power consumption by up to 30 percent. The reductions are more pronounced for small businesses, which lack the expertise […]
GE wants EVs, 25,000 of them
(click here for the full-sized image at GE) It’s somewhat fitting that a company that’s big lately on EV (electric vehicle) chargers is trying to spur the adoption of electric EVs — and avoid a chicken and egg problem — by committing to replace half its global automotive fleet with EVs by 2015. All told, […]
Facebook weans itself off coal for second data center site
This is a step in the right direction. Facebook has selected Rutherford County, North Carolina for its second data center, largely sidestepping the furor that erupted early this year when it selected Prineville, Ore., which relies primarily on coal for power, for its first data center. As The New York Times’ Bit Blog notes, Forest […]
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