Want more proof that it makes financial sense to go green in the data center? How about tax incentives for going green? Pursuing energy efficiency strategies for the data center is often viewed as a process that takes a while…
Near-threshold computing: Super-efficient chips incoming?
Researchers are zeroing in on shrinking chips and vastly bumping up energy efficiency without many of the disadvantages that threaten to derail the onward march of Moore’s Law. According to PhysOrg.com, a team from the University of Michigan is pursuing…
Green Data Center Roundup – February 10, 2010
Google Funds ‘Radical’ Efficiency Research – Data Center Knowledge The team will explore ways to create low power modes in servers, allowing parts of the computer to be turned off while other parts remain accessible. The goal is to allow…
IBM Power 7: A Smart Grid Processor?
This week, IBM unveiled the Power7 processor which will show up in four server models set to start shipping within the next few weeks. Mind you, the release of a faster, more powerful and energy efficient chip isn’t earth-shattering news…
Green Data Centers: "Break a Sweat"
Here’s a great quote of the day from HP’s John Bennett, head of data center transformation solutions: “Anyone walking into a data center should break a sweat, not have to wear a jacket.” The idea of a toasty data center…
Greening a Legacy Data Center? Ask a Pro
Unless you’re Microsoft, Google or Facebook, chances are that you can’t simply build a new data center when yours starts getting a little long in the tooth. So how do you cope with an older computing facility that wasn’t exactly…
Facebook Breaks Ground on Green Data Center
In a departure from signing leases with data center companies like Fortune and Digital Realty trust, Facebook broke ground on its own $180 million facility in Prineville, Oregon. Why Prineville? According to the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal,…
No More Raised Floor
Photo credit: Flickr user information services@bond – Creative Commons It may soon become a signature of green data centers, according to Matthew D. Sarrel of the Sarrel Group. Over at eWeek, he writes that it may come time to say…
e-Radio Enlists FM for Smart Thermostats
…in Canada. CBC Radio covers 99 percent of Canada. Enviable coverage to be sure, that’s why e-Radio got permission from the broadcaster to try out its FM-based demand-response-lite technology. Greentech Media reports, that e-Radio’s system transmits data over Radio Data…
Netflix: DVDs Will Be Around for a While
Netflix is no slouch when it comes to dematerializing DVDs, what with all the new gadgets at CES that feature the video company’s streaming built-in. By all measures, the DVD’s days appear to be numbered. Or are they? First comes…
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