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Today: EMC unveils cloud and virtualization certs; networking equipment makers jump on the green bandwagon; and low-power flash memory is poised to blow up big in the enterprise. Cloud Computing and Virtualization Certifications You Can’t Ignore – IT Business Edge EMC to IT job seekers: Get your certs here! IT networking gear goes green – […]

Today: Server Technology’s Sentry Power Manager cures data center power consumption blindness; Cerelink encourages Hollywood effects houses to consider the cloud; and seven data center design techniques that are sure to become the hallmarks of energy efficient builds. Intelligent Power Monitoring – Processor A look at Sentry Power Manager from Server Technology and how it […]

Today: Rumblings that Microsoft is getting its VDI act together; Micron readies improved SSD error correction as die sizes shrink; and LEDs in the enterprise to grow to a $1 billion a year business by 2014. In 2011, will Microsoft muscle in on virtual desktops too? – TechTarget Already neck deep in battling virtualization vendors […]

Today: Yahoo wants to replicate its success with a chicken coop inspired green data center design with a new facility in Quincy, Washington; virtualization is helping to lift server sales; and energy efficiency is emerging as a strong driving force in chip design. Yahoo Brings its Computing Coop to Quincy – Data Center Knowledge The […]

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 […]

Today’s highlights in green computing, data center energy efficiency and eco-friendly gadgets. Cree 3Q Profit Jumps On Strong LED Demand, Higher Margins – The Wall Street Journal LED makers are cashing in. Standard approach to computing spells doom for data…

Today’s highlights in green computing, data center energy efficiency and eco-friendly gadgets. Fanara to leave US EPA for OSIsoft – DatacenterDynamics The EPA’s public face for its Energy Star for the Data Center initiative leaves for the San Leandro, Calif.-based…

Cherrypal Africa Netbook Offers Green Computing for $99 – eWeek The $99 netbook is geared toward developing networks and called the Cherrypal Africa, a tribute, the company said, to its “recent community-building initiative in Ghana.” The 7-incher features a 400MHz…