Happy Memorial Day weekend! Between the barbecues and all that running around, remember why we celebrate this holiday. Survey queries virtualisation benefits and cost savings – Techworld.com However, 55 percent admitted to the network analysis vendor that they experienced more…
Supermicro Debuts Energy Efficient Storage Servers Chassis
So SSDs may be out of your price range but you still want your storage arrays to be energy efficient, right? Supermicro has the 1U, 2U, 3U or 4U chassis for you. The company has outfitted its new barest…
Green IT News Roundup – Thursday, May 21
Reap the Green IT benefits of thin client computing – TechRepublic.com Cost efficiency: According to a study by IDC, users of thin clients (when compared to full PC users) saw a decline in hardware and software costs of 40%…
Green IT News Roundup – Wednesday, May 20
IT Pros to the Feds: Don’t Regulate Green IT – Reuters A survey by data center operator Digital Realty Trust found that 69 percent of IT pros surveyed “were extremely or very concerned about government regulation.” The study was…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, May 19
Symantec to expand cloud-based software – Reuters Symantec’s hosted storage services, which consumers and businesses access over the Web, are among its fastest-growing products. Salem said companies were originally hesitant to use the Internet to transmit sensitive information, but are…
Green IT News Roundup – Monday, May 18
Servers Get Ratings for Energy Consumption – Reuters The EPA has been working for over a year with server providers including Dell, HP, IBM and Intel to reach an agreement on server types and rating criteria. The Tier 1…
Government IT: Open Source, Virtualization and Clouds on the Rise
The U.S. Government, despite its massive appetite for IT, doesn’t conjure images of a forward thinking or nimble entity when it comes to adopting technology – cutting-edge research arms notwithstanding. But things are changing. Kim Hart of The Washington Post…
Green IT News Roundup – Friday, May 15
Apologies for the tardiness of this post and the lack of updates today (yesterday – this post went live 5/16). My ISP decided to follow Google in its fail-a-thon…. Google Outage Lesson: Don’t Get Stuck in a Cloud – PC…
Green IT – Did You Know?
Enjoy this short and sweet Green IT-themed slideshow by Henrico Dolfing, a Sharepoint and all-around enterprise collaboration expert. In it, he discusses several of my favorite topics including virtualization, telecommuting and power management. Check it out! Green ITView more presentations…
SiCortex – Green, Open Source High Performance Computing
Curious about the vendor mentioned in the story about the new computers used by Royal Military College of Canada aircraft engineers, I pointed by browser to Maynard, MA-based SiCortex. I’m glad I did… Befitting the affinity many scientists and researchers…
