All-in-One Guides:Green Data Center All-In-One Guide
Green data center
Building a green data center means saving on power and cooling costs by using energy efficient strategies. This guide to building a green data center covers aspects of environmentally responsible IT departments, such as the proper disposal of e-waste, Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design (LEED) standards for green buildings and more.
Building a LEED Data Center:
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Thinking green, data center aims for LEED certification
06 Jun 2007
Article - Data center operator 365 Main will pay a 10% premium to get its latest facility LEED-certified, but will recoup the investment by consuming less power.
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Green data centers tackle LEED certification
18 Jan 2007
Article - Achieving the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification is a tall order for power hungry data centers. Despite the challenge, two companies have certified their green data centers.
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IBM to build 'green' data center
29 Jun 2007
Article - IBM is expanding its Boulder, Colo., data center and implementing so-called "green" technologies, such as wind energy, with the hope of eventually becoming LEED certified.
Data center energy efficiency:
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Data center battles the power bill with help from Uptime Institute
20 Feb 2007
Article - Data center hosting company, The Planet, says supplemental cooling isn't worth the costs or the headaches; and The Uptime Institute is saving them $10,000 per month on energy bills.
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RMI: Reduce data center power consumption through better engineering
26 Mar 2007
Interview - Amory Lovins, Chief Executive Officer of the Snowmass, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) says companies need to reduce data center power consumption through better engineering. Luckily, Lovins has several recommendations. RMI published an...
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PG&E invests in data center energy efficiency
21 Nov 2006
Article - Northern California utility PG&E has made headlines by offering rebates for energy efficiency in the data center. The company's programs have become a model for other utilities.
E-Waste in the data center:
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Data centers deal with e-waste
20 Jul 2006
Article - As the data center boom continues, managers must figure out a way to get rid of obsolete IT equipment, e-waste. European Union directives are forcing manufacturers to take more responsibility for the production and disposal of these items, but the U.S....
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NextPhase wants your data center trash
15 Feb 2007
Article - NextPhase's new "asset recovery" services allow data center managers to easily -- and legally -- dispose of unwanted computer equipment.
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eBay tackles energy efficiency, e-waste in the data center
13 Nov 2006
Article - Heather Peck, senior manager of infrastructure at eBay says data center power issues aren't going away anytime soon. Even as vendors come up with more efficient servers, density problems will continue to plague data center managers.
Green data center overview:
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Green data center operations on docket for '07
08 Dec 2006
Article - Green data center strategies are on the lips of vendors and IT managers alike. This article discusses driving forces behind the phenomenon.