Whether they act to stave off a global crisis, or a meltdown in their own budgets, IT professionals need to have better information if they are going to clean up their act.
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Can Sustainable IT Avoid False Accounting?
Now the word is out: there is money to be made in sustainable IT, we can expect the usual feeding frenzy as vendors try to cash in. This time, we can't afford to fall for phony greenwash.
Ghosts in the machine help E.ON cut server costs
The energy provider has consolidated its data centres across Europe amid rising power prices
IBM pushes for 21st century infrastructure
IBM has a set of new management functions and a "cloud czar", in a bid to provide the management and control that virtualised data centres and outsourced IT will require.
IBM’s Cloud Announcements – Not Just Fluff
System management announcements can be vague; stir in the cloud and you have a recipe for complete incoherence. But IBM's cloud announcements have substance, analysts say.
PC Power Management Can Save £28,000 a Year, Says Gartner
An organisation with 25,000 PCs can save $43,000 (£28,800) per year by using power management, according to research by analyst Gartner - but other analysts have called the figures a simplification.
UK Academics Launch Open Source PC Power Saver
The University of Liverpool's PowerDown can shut down idle PCs, saving users thousands of pounds.
Citrix: the Virtual Route to Sustainable IT
Sustainable IT departments will have to weather some big changes. One of the largest is the move to virtual servers. What, we asked Citrix, is so green about virtualization?
IT Industry Joins Energy Efficiency Push
IT companies of all sizes are looking to join the push toward greater energy efficiency by creating new power management tools that can curb carbon emissions. Cisco Systems is one company that is offering new software called "EnergyWis ...
IT: Part of the Problem, or Part of the Solution?
IT is a serious polluter - but it's also the key to reducing carbon outputs, says Dr Hamadoun Touré of the ITU. We can use technology to slash our emissions, and still save the third world, he says. And while we are about it, why do ...
Sun To Sign EU Code of Conduct for Data Centres
The computer manufacturer has today announced its firm intention to be the first systems vendor to endorse the EU best practices for energy efficient data centre design.
Sun Cools Down the Data Centre
The IT industry has a poor record of wasting energy in data centres, says server maker Sun Microsystems. But the company wants to make amends: it has attacked the source of the problem, and rewritten the rules for cooling and power.
Your Guide to the Top 5 Green Energy-Efficient IT Certifications
Deciding to build a green, energy-efficient IT infrastructure is easier than choosing which servers, data storage and virtualization products will actually use less heat, cut your energy bill and reduce your enterprise's carbon footpri ...