Apr
05
2010
When, exactly, do you need to provision a new server? Which storage devices and racks consume the most energy in your data center? Can you get away with delaying an expansion?
New management software from Viridity Software of Burlington, Mass., proposes to help data center and IT managers answer these questions — with a goal of [...]
Apr
01
2010
One of the business trade publications for the banking industry, Bank Technology News, has just published a useful report about how some of the biggest banks in the country are using technology to paint themselves greener. Citigroup, which is the top-ranked company, actually employs someone with the title “sustainable technology director.” Their application of technology [...]
Apr
01
2010
Even though more than half of businesses say they account for all costs associated with a piece of technology before they will invest in it, more than half also fail to account for energy costs when planning their IT budgets.
This according to a recent survey released by Avanade, the business technology services company that was [...]
Mar
31
2010
So, I’ve written several times here about research suggesting that larger data centers and the phenomena of software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing are somehow greener for the IT industry than the practice of using hundreds of smaller data centers. Not so fast, suggests Greenpeace, in a new report that it is releasing [...]
Mar
24
2010
The CompTIA technology trade organization has come out with what it is characterizing as the first ever specialized exam for green IT skills. The exam is part of the CompTIA Strata certificate program.
The subject matter includes green technologies, standards, policies and design/support techniques. Topics include proper disposal, power preservation best practices, how to address carbon [...]
Mar
23
2010
Here’s something that I haven’t thought about all the much, but is bound to become a more important consideration over time: If you want to outsource your data center to a third party to save some power, especially if that somebody is a services company that has both a product and services arm, be prepared [...]
