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Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, May 5

May 5, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez

Google Data Center’s Massive Energy Appetite – Reuters …Case in point: over the weekend, the British newspaper the Guardian published the tantalizing statistic that Google’s data center in The Dalles, Oregon, could use as much energy as the entire city…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Cloud Computing, Data Center, datacenter, Google, Green IT, HP, Intel, Intel Atom, thin client

Intel Nehalem vs. AMD Shanghai… Fight!

May 4, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

DailyTech took a look at the marketing war of words between Intel and AMD in the server chip realm, specifically when it comes to the former’s Nehalem Xeon and the latter’s Shanghai Opteron.  We all love a good fight, but…

Filed Under: Green IT, Servers Tagged With: AMD Opteron, AMD Shanghai, energy consumption, energy efficiency, Intel Nehalem, Intel Xeon, processor, server

Green IT News Roundup – Monday, May 4

May 4, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Is there an immediate return on investment in virtualization? – Enterprise Management Quarterly As a solution architect, I find out that lots of IT managers hold a misleading idea that the implementation of a virtual system reduces the operation…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Cloud Computing, HP, Hyper-V, Microsoft, Storage, supply chain, Virtualization

10 Green IT Folks to Follow on Twitter

May 1, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

#followfriday There’s a good chance you’re seeing a lot of that today on Twitter. In the spirit of Follow Friday, I’m getting in on the act with a list Twitterers that offer good insights on greening those server rooms,…

Filed Under: ecoSocial, Green IT Tagged With: Green IT, green technology, Online Resources, Twitter

Microsoft Azure SLA This Summer

May 1, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Cloud Computing Journal’s Yeshim Deniz got Matt Rogers of Windows Azure Product Marketing to answer a couple of questions regarding Microsoft’s cloud platform. He reiterates that Windows Azure will definitely see a release this year and that “all online services…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Azure, Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, SLA, Windows Azure

Green IT News Roundup – Thursday, April 30

April 30, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

A Dozen Things the Smart Grid Can Learn from the Internet – Earth2Tech Security & Encryption: The smart grid community needs to publish detailed specifications for different levels of security and encryption standards. For secure communication purposes, the Internet…

Filed Under: E-Waste & Recycling, Green IT Tagged With: 80-plus, Cloud Computing, Green IT, power supply, recycling, security, Smart Grid, thin client, Virtualization

Swine Flu and Telework

April 30, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Normally, I advocate telework and telecommuting as a great green business strategy. But now Swine Flu is thrusting the concept of working from home into the spotlight. CIO.com offers 10 tips to prep your IT shop should the situation get…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: broadband, telecommuting, telework

The Truth About Netbooks

April 30, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

You have likely been considering portable, affordable and energy efficient computing on the go in the form of a netbook. I have, namely that awesome looking HP on the right. There are tons of new options out there since Asus…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Asus, Hewlett-Packard, HP, Lenovo, netbook

Ixia Puts Virtual Server Environments to the Test

April 29, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Complaints about the lack of visibility into virtual environments are nothing new. It goes without saying that many IT shops will remain reluctant to move more apps onto virtual servers until they have their concerns addressed. You know what that…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: application, Ixia, management, monitoring, software, tool, virtual server, Virtualization, VMware

Green IT News Roundup – Wednesday, April 29

April 29, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Swine flu threat raises telework questions – Network World Research firm Gartner said the recent outbreaks of swine flu highlight the need for companies to have in place pandemic plans that address workforce absenteeism rates of 40% or higher. The…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Cisco, cooling, Data Center, datacenter, energy efficiency, Intel, MAID, massive array of idle disks, processor, telecommuting, telework

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