Targeting Azure Storage – Virtual Studio Magazine Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and the Azure Services Platform simplify uploading blobs to scalable, replicated storage in virtual server clusters at Microsoft data centers. Azure blobs offer a…
Elonex, Borders UK Enter E-book Fray
It’s compact and sporting a style that I would generously call subdued, but Elonex deserves credit for teaming with Borders UK and launching the 6-inch eBook reader along with a service to rival Amazon’s. Competition, yay! It’s available starting…
Can Cloud Computing Trigger Broader Open Source Adoption?
Cloud computing services may just be providing the nudge SMBs need to migrate to open source platforms and trim costs. At least that’s the thinking of Alex Vuchnich at AccountingWEB.com. He makes a good case. After all, web services hide…
Green IT News Roundup Twitter Edition – Wednesday, July 1
Let’s do a little something different. Today’s headlines are based on tweets from folks that are followed by and/or follow @ecoINSITE. You should follow them too. Will Oracle kill Sun virtualization too? – SearchServerVirtualization Blog via @ColinSteele On one hand,…
iRobot: Landfill is Roomba's Final Resting Place
Shock and dismay. iRobot, the company behind the geek- and cat-friendly Roomba family of robotic vacuum cleaners is dispensing some terribly outmoded waste disposal advice. After receiving a non-functioning refurbished Roomba Scooba, iRobot quickly mobilized to send Graham Hill of…
Surprising E-waste Stat of the Day
As a nation, we love our TVs. So much so that we’re keeping nearly 100 million of old, likely CRT-based relics collecting dust. The New York Times reports: The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 99.1 million televisions sit unused in closets…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, June 30
Optimizing for Virtualization, Part 2 – AnandTech By consolidating previously separate storage systems into a single array, servicing multiple VM’s, we notice a change in access patterns. Because of queueing systems on all levels (guest, ESX and the array itself),…
Containers, Outside Air Drive Efficiency in New Microsoft Datacenters
Dublin, Ireland and Chicago are the sites for two new Microsoft datacenters that employ some green innovations. Both are set to go online in next month and each drives energy efficiency in different ways. The Dublin datacenter, a render…
An Eco-friendlier Mobile Phone Industry?
It can be argued that mobile phones are inherently green. After all, they pack a hefty technological punch in a small package, reducing the need to keep a PC or laptop up and running to perform common computing tasks….
Green IT News Roundup – Monday, June 29
Computer Green-Off – Earth911.com According to a recent study, 70 percent of businesses are greening their efforts, and the leaders in the IT industry are no different as the industry’s top computer brands – HP, Apple and Dell – all…
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