Features

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  Five tools to prevent energy waste in the data center

  These products will make the data center more efficient by reducing power usage of existing hardware

  By Jon Brodkin | 23 April, 2009 15:02

  Tags: data center power consumption, data centre top pick

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  Sun, wind, algae: Future data-center power sources?

  The potential for wind power in the upper Midwest United States has led some to dub the region the "Saudi Arabia of wind." But tapping that potential isn't easy. In particular, the difficulty of integrating wind power into utility companies' transmission grids is hampering adoption.

  By Ann Bednarz | 26 November, 2008 07:37

  Tags: data center power consumption, green IT, data centre top pick

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  Tech's looming battle against rising energy costs

  IT has gotten a bad rap when it comes to energy consumption. Walk into any datacenter, and you can almost feel the carbon emissions leaking into the atmosphere. However, research shows that the datacenter actually accounts for a very small percentage of a company's overall energy usage. And businesses are missing the other significant opportunities where they could cut energy usages -- and costs. Ironically, the same IT department that is reducing energy usage in the datacenter could lead the energy-savings initiatives across the enterprise.

  By Betsy Harter | 10 September, 2008 08:59

  Tags: data center power consumption, environment, Web telephony and conferencing