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  Google, Cisco lauded for green IT efforts

  Cisco and Google have shared the top spot in Greenpeace's latest Cool IT Leadership rankings. The leaderboard from the advocacy organisation tracks IT companies' efforts to implement environmentally sustainable technologies as well as businesses' political advocacy for eco-friendly policies.

  By Rohan Pearce | 26 April, 2013 10:41

  Tags: green, green IT

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  Cloud's real ecological timebomb: Wireless, not data centres

  Cloud service providers have previously drawn ire from environmentalists for not being transparent when it comes to the energy efficiency of their data centres.

  By Rohan Pearce | 09 April, 2013 11:10

  Tags: green energy, Cloud, mobility, green IT, cloud computing, environment

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  Managing power and cooling costs in the data centre

  Rising energy costs and increased spending on server hardware could mean more power and cooling strains put on data centre facilities over the next four years, according to an analyst from Gartner.

  By Hamish Barwick | 22 March, 2013 12:10

  Tags: Rakesh Kumar, Gartner, data centre cooling, data centres, green IT

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  Sydney Uni seeks HPC energy cost reduction with new algorithms

  Newly developed algorithms may be the solution to reducing the increasing energy consumption and cost of high performance computing (HPC) networks, according to University of Sydney director of HPC Professor Albert Zomaya.

  By Hamish Barwick | 25 February, 2013 13:30

  Tags: university of sydney, University of Sydney Centre for Distributed and High Performance Computing, high performance computing (HPC), green IT

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  University of Melbourne gets Green IT benefit from security

  The University of Melbourne has reported an unexpected side benefit from deploying network security — saving money.

  By Hamish Barwick | 29 October, 2012 16:11

  Tags: network security, hackers, Nmap, university of melbourne, splunk, green IT

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  Facebook-led foundation pushes for open data center tech

  Facebook and several of its high-tech partners are rethinking how companies can handle big data with low-cost computing centers.

  By Sharon Gaudin | 28 October, 2011 05:44

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, applications, Advanced Micro Devices, hardware systems, green IT, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard, Facebook, Dell, Green data center, Web 2.0 and Web Apps, software, Red Hat, collaboration, intel, environment, Enterprise Web 2.0/Collaboration

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  Test Aims to Disprove Data Center Dogma

  Since January, David Filas, a data center engineer at Trinity Health, has been running decommissioned servers, networking gear and storage systems in a simple generator shed on the grounds of the healthcare provider's headquarters in Novi, Mich.

  By Patrick Thobodeau | 25 October, 2011 00:59

  Tags: freemium, Configuration / maintenance, servers, hardware systems, health care, green IT, Data Center, industry verticals, environment, Green data center, Trinity Health

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  While we wait for cold fusion, let's update the ECPA

  Well, last week's Backspin on Rossi's E-Cat power generator was fun. Between that column and a blog posting I made on the topic over at Forbes, I've had more than 100 comments and an insane number of page views which all goes to show just what a hot topic alternative energy is.

  By Mark Gibbs | 24 October, 2011 15:29

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Green data center, hardware systems, green IT, Data Center, energy, industry verticals, environment

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  Microsoft strong-arms hardware makers into social responsibility

  After years of failing to get Microsoft to adopt a formal environmental sustainability policy, shareholders seem to have won: Microsoft will now insist its hardware suppliers comply with the company's social responsibility requirements.

  By Julie Bort | 14 October, 2011 07:42

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Greenpeace International, Green data center, Microsoft, hardware systems, software, green IT, Data Center, environment

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  South East Water embraces Green IT

  Under constant pressure from both the global financial crisis and climate change, Australian water utility South East Water (SEW) identified a need to clean up its carbon footprint.

  By Chloe Herrick | 13 October, 2011 11:48

  Tags: virtualization, green IT

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  Australia lagging on Green IT: Report

  A new report has found that sustainable ICT initiatives are stagnant and on the decline worldwide, with Australian organisations underperforming in Green practices.

  By Diana Nguyen | 20 September, 2011 11:03

  Tags: green IT

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  Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT

  How does the federal government go about implementing green IT? According to a report out today from the Government Accountability Office, the feds have adopted a number of practices that are useful not just for government IT but all manner of private and public company IT groups as well. These include everything from dedicated funding for green products, to improved employee training and reducing use of paper.

  By Michael Cooney | 09 August, 2011 03:41

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Green data center, hardware systems, green IT, Data Center, government, industry verticals, energy, environment

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  Google, data centers using less power than expected

  Data centers have been using less electricity than you think ... or at least, compared with what they have in the past.

  By Jim Duffy | 03 August, 2011 07:25

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, servers, IBM, hardware systems, green IT, Data Center, cloud computing, internet, server, environment, virtualization, Green data center, Google

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  Energy hogs: Servers vs. desktops vs. set-top boxes

  Set-top boxes supplied by cable companies are likely using more power than desktop and laptop computers, and about 25 per cent of the power used by a two-socket server.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 07 July, 2011 05:26

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Green data center, Networking, infrastructure management, hardware systems, green IT, Data Center, environment, management

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  Inside HP's prefab data center

  The cutaway section of Hewlett-Packard's latest iteration of a prefabricated modular data center has a space-station-like feel to it.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 13 June, 2011 20:12

  Tags: hardware, Configuration / maintenance, IT industry, Green data center, servers, hardware systems, green IT, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard, environment