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Inside HP's prefab data center
Hewlett-Packard had a cutout section of its modular data center on display at its user conference last week in Las Vegas. HP believes it will sell a...
IBM releases Intelligent Building Management software
IBM unveils new building monitoring software.
Google: Five data center energy saving ideas you can implement
When it comes to saving data center energy few companies would have the expertise of Google, which has some of the largest data centers in the world....
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ARM servers still 'several years' away, its president says
The president of ARM Holdings has sought to temper the expectations around ARM-based servers, saying those systems might not ship in volume before...
Intel sees opportunity from Asian data center boom
Intel’s sale of chips and related products to data centers is growing by over 20 percent year-on-year in Asia-Pacific, on the back of increased data...
'Project Triforce': How Facebook tested its new data center
When Facebook built its first company-owned data center in Prineville, Oregon, designing and managing the facility was only part of the challenge. In...
Data centers experiment with new power sources
Data center power usage is soaring -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that data center energy requirements will double in the next...
Uptime exec: Data center ratings aid cloud choice
Julian Kudritzki has more visibility than most into how the Uptime Institute's data center tier system is being used around the world, and according...
Cisco jumps into portable data center market
Cisco Systems launched its first containerized data center on Monday, coming late to the party but offering some unique management features that...
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Facebook's 'green' data center design to have ripple effect
Facebook's innovative new data center design -- believed to be one of the world's most energy-efficient facilities of its kind -- will have a...
The green IT stars of 2011
InfoWorld's 2011 Green 15 Awards: Sustainable IT practices bring rich rewards
Google invests in another wind farm for its data centers
Google has invested in a wind farm in Oklahoma to help offset the environmental impact of its data centers, even as Greenpeace stepped up its...
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Feds to use IT buying power to push green
The U.S. government has been urging green IT practices in its operations, consolidating data centers and offering telecommuting. Now it wants to go a...
Facebook Reveals Its Data Center Secrets
Facebook is sharing some of the secrets that help make the custom-built servers and power systems in its Prineville, Ore., data center among the most...
Facebook joins the ranks of industry's elite
Facebook's announcement that it would share the secrets of its super-efficient data center shows that the social networking company has grown and...
8 radical ways to cut data center power costs
One or more of these wild-eyed approaches could save you a lot of money -- and not cost you much
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HP expands energy and carbon monitoring services
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced a new portfolio of services to determine and implement ways to cut energy costs and carbon emissions across...
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The Light Bulb Becomes an IT Appliance
Networks of LED lights will become one part of computerized building systems that use sensors and chips to reduce energy consumption, says an IDC...
IBM sees huge opportunity for emerging environmental business
IBM is hoping to take advantage of the demand for energy efficiancy with new systems and services targeted at a variety of industries.
What Retailers Can Teach You About Green IT
Retailers get a payoff from sustainability because it's part of their business strategy. It's the same lesson companies have learned about investing...