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Data center efficiency tools, services litter the landscape
Energy-efficiency tools are supposed to help data centers understand that energy efficiency frees resources for compute-intensive activities and reduces costs. But do they? Article | 22 Oct 2008
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ASHRAE TC9.9 data center committee: What's on tap
The new chairman for ASHRAE's data center Technical Committee 9.9 discusses TC9.9's's work on data center power and cooling best practices. Article | 06 Oct 2008
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AFCOM keynote: Will data center budgets survive economic woes?
At Data Center World, keynote panelists discussed the impact of the economic downturn on data centers, the importance of making the business case for IT budget and the possibility of increases in data center green initiatives. Article | 06 Oct 2008
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Confused by green data centers? Don't be.
If you are confused about the green data center concept, don't be. Matt Stansberry offers a green data center roadmap based on expert interviews and advice from SearchDataCenter.com. News | 12 Sep 2008
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Data center energy a concern, but metrics lacking
Data centers are concerned about energy efficiency and taking steps to fix it, according to the 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey. But many have no way to measure whether their tactics work. Article | 10 Sep 2008
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NEC treads on HP, IBM et al.'s x86 server turf
Japanese server manufacturer NEC has brought its server portfolio to the North American market and introduced two new blade servers geared for energy efficiency and virtualization. Article | 03 Sep 2008
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Creating standards for data center energy monitoring: ASHRAE and Green Grid collaborate
ASHRAE and The Green Grid recently partnered together, which will allow them to write white papers and books together and create a standard set of tools and guidelines about energy use for data center managers. Their first collaborative effort is a n... News | 03 Sep 2008
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Save energy: Manage server power utilization
August 27, 2008 was "Power IT Down Day," and Hewlett-Packard, Citrix and Intel joined forces to ask PC users to install power management software to decrease power consumption of machines when idle. While the sponsors stressed PC power managment, oth... News | 28 Aug 2008
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ADC data center aiming for 1.1 PUE, LEED Platinum
Advanced Data Centers is building a data center with a power usage effectiveness value of 1.1, head and shoulders above industry standard. In the process, ADC may achieve LEED Platinum status as well. Article | 12 Aug 2008
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Oracle CIO details new Utah data center at LinuxWorld/Next Generation Data Center
This month, Oracle breaks ground on a 200,000-square-foot data center in Utah. Oracle's CIO outlined the facility's resources and energy-saving methods at LinuxWorld/Next Generation Data Center. Article | 06 Aug 2008