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Let’s Give Some Love To Data Centre Retrofits

Shiny new data centres get the plaudits, but Peter Judge likes retrofits that clean up older sites

11 years ago

How The Poor Will Feed Facebook

Internet,org wants to get the developing world online. Peter Judge asks if it is all about winn ing new users…

11 years ago

Is Coal Still King Of Data Centre Power?

Do we need coal ti power the Internet? Peter Judge thinks that is old-fashioned thinking

11 years ago

At Least London’s Snooping Bins Save Carbon Emissions

London's recycling bins snoop on Wi-Fi devices. At least they still save on carbon dioxide emissions, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

Warmer Data Centre, Cooler Planet?

Let your servers heat up, and your data centre could combat global warming, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

Greening Up The Data Centre: How to Identify Big Resource Drains

Professor Ian Bitterlin gives his tips on how to save energy in your data centre by identifying the biggest resource…

11 years ago

Facebook Finds Data Centre Disclosure Is A Mixed Blessing

Peter Judge gives Facebook full marks for sharing its energy data. It's a shame no one seems to be interested.

11 years ago

How Green Data Spilled A Snooper’s Secret

Boasting about your green tech is a bore, but in France's case, it turned out to be revealing, says Peter…

11 years ago

Is The UK Government Greener Than It Lets On?

Austerity talk could cripple the actual green investment the UK government is making, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

The Green Supply Chain Is A Can Of Worms

BT has promised to save energy for its customers. Other suppliers may find this harder to do, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

Fight Green Fatigue With Numbers

Cutting your energy use can give diminishing returns. The answer is to get actual numbers, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

Smart Meters: The Game Is On

The smart meter roll-out is coming, but the government needs to avoid the mistakes of BDUK, warns Mike Halley from…

11 years ago

How PRISM Undermines Google’s Green Cloud Message

Google says we can save energy by using its servers instead of our own. After PRISM, Peter Judge wants to…

11 years ago

Not All Robots Are Killers: Some Save Energy!

The UN could ban killer robots. And Peter Judge doesn't want any entered in our office gadget competition.

11 years ago

Does Green Fatigue Spell The End Of Green IT?

Data centre owners might be fed up with Green IT, but Peter Judge says they are still getting more efficient…

11 years ago

Are Networks Burning Energy – Or Saving It?

Some say networks dominate IT energy, while others have different ideas, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

OpenText: Making Profit In the Cloud

OpenText CEO Mark Barrenechea revels in Autonomy's troubles

11 years ago

Networks Are more Green Than You Think

Green tech expert Kate Craig-Wood takes issue with a suggestions that wireless networks use too much energy

11 years ago

FM and IT: The Yin And Yang Of The Data Centre

Facilities management looks after the data centre building and IT looks after the equipment - Eddie Desouza asks who manages…

11 years ago

EE 4G To Take On 500 Apprentices And Halve Emissions

EE boss Olaf Swantee wants to “most trusted communications company in the UK"

11 years ago

Microsoft Windows Azure IaaS Price Promise? It’s A Loss Leader

Microsoft is matching Amazon's IaaS prices - but what it really wants to sell is a fully Microsoft PaaS-based cloud,…

11 years ago

Is HP Moonshot Saving The Earth?

HP Moonshot uses less energy, says Paul Santeler. But will apps port across to it?

11 years ago

The Case For A UK Smart Grid

Britain is behind other nations when it comes to the smart grid, and that needs changing, says Rahoul Bhansali

11 years ago

Get Those Muthaphukkin’ Geeks Off That Muthaphukkin’ Plane!!

BA's UnGrounded "summit in the sky" looks like a waste of fuel to Peter Judge.

11 years ago

Do Data Centres Need A Fracking Dash For Shale Gas?

The Budget promised support for shale gas extraction. Peter Judge asks if this is a good thing

11 years ago

CeBIT 2013: Does Greencloud Redeem the Code_n Awards?

The green awards at CeBIT 2013 only had one company that interested Peter Judge

11 years ago

CeBIT 2013: How Innovative Are The Code_n Green Contenders?

CeBIT 2013's Code_n contest for green innovation is a big disappointment, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Technology Frontiers: The Machines Can Save Us

Jaron Lanier tells the Economist conference that nanopayments are the answer

11 years ago

Yahoo’s Mayer Slated Over ‘Foolish’ Home Working Ban

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer has been heavily criticised by analysts over her decision to ban working from home

11 years ago

Rackspace: The UK Has Plenty Of Energy

Data centres should not fear Britain's energy future, says Rackspace's Nigeil Beighton

11 years ago