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  Five ways to improve data center power efficiency you might not have thought of

  LAS VEGAS -- While few doubt the importance of maximizing the energy efficiency of their corporate data centers, executive vice president of data center technology for Las Vegas-based Switch, Mark Thiele's talk at Interop this week showcased just how much companies might still be missing. 

  By Jon Gold | 11 May, 2012 00:41

  Tags: tips, power, list, Interop, hardware systems, green IT, Green data center, environment, Data Center, Configuration / maintenance

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  Shell Oil targets hybrid cloud as fix for energy-saving, agile IT

  DALLAS - Two years ago, Shell Oil's IT subsidiary found itself in a somewhat ironic situation. It was facing staggering energy costs.

  By Lucas Mearian | 04 April, 2012 23:34

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, applications, BI and Analytics, cloud computing, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, environment, Green data center, green IT, hardware systems, hewlett-packard, internet, shell, software, storage

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  AOL unplugs 10,000 servers, saves $5 million

  AOL decommissioned almost 10,000 servers and saved itself US$5 million along the way to winning a contest that highlights the cost of running inefficient or underutilized IT equipment.

  By James Niccolai | 29 March, 2012 07:55

  Tags: AOL, environment, Green data center, hardware systems, servers

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  Microsoft is building a new datacenter in Dublin

  Microsoft is spending about US$130 million to build a new datacenter in Dublin, as it needs more room to run cloud services there, the company said on Thursday.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 23 February, 2012 22:50

  Tags: environment, Green data center, Hosted, Microsoft, services

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  U.S. to use climate to help cool exascale systems

  In a picturesque spot overlooking San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab has begun building a new computing center that will one day house exascale systems.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 08 February, 2012 23:10

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, dell, environment, Green data center, green IT, hardware, hardware systems, Mainframes and Supercomputers

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  OVUM Report: Governance Risk and Compliance-- GRC usage and buying trends in the ANZ markets

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  Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure

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  Seven Steps to Effective Data Governance