It used to be that if you wanted to be a member of The Green Grid, you had to belong to a member organization. That’s no longer the case. The Green Grid is accepting individual memberships. Here’s what the $400 annual fee gets you: Admittance to the members-only Web site with exclusive, early access to documents before […]
Mark Monroe heads The Green Grid, expands data center sustainability mission
Some significant changes this week at The Green Grid. Mark Monroe, a Sun veteran and a Center for ReSource Conservation board member, will be taking over as Executive Director following the departure of Larry Vertal from the post. The appointment also marks a subtle but important shift in the group’s mission. Though energy efficient IT […]
The Green Grid: Meet the new carbon and water data center metrics
The Green Grid took the wraps off two new metrics this week, carbon usage effectiveness (CUE) and water usage effectiveness (WUE), that will help data center operators paint a clearer picture of just how sustainable their facilities truly are. And just in time, too. As Facebook has discovered, a green data center is judged by […]
Online Resources: The Green Grid
Greening a data center is a daunting task. Luckily several technology companies have banded together to form The Green Grid. Besides what appears to be a genuine desire to improve IT’s effect on the environment, the group is endeavoring…
