Information Communication Technologies

Data Centers Go Natural
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11 July 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
A lot of energy innovations have a "back to the future" feel about them, in which new methods of using traditional mechanisms are leveraged to make simple changes that result …
Renewable Cloud Power Is Focus of New Project
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24 Aug. 2011 — added by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico
Though New York State is not home to “the windy city,” it is a center for research into harnessing wind power for datacenters.
AMD, HP seek ways to "channel" renewable energy into data centers
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3 Aug. 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
A team of researchers led by AMD has just embarked on a research and development project in upstate New York that seeks to explore how renewable energy can be better …
Climate Savers to software developers: Design for energy-efficiency
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10 Aug. 2011 — added by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico
Summary:The green computing organization just wants applications and power management software to get along.
Could a computer upgrade let you power Sweden for a year?
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24 Aug. 2011 — added by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico
When most people think of greentech products, computer memory probably doesn’t come to mind.
Rackspace Talks Small Business & Cloud Computing
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2 March 2012 — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
John Engates, chief technology officer (CTO) at Rackspace Hosting, talks to the BBC about cloud computing and how the small business is utilizing its power.
Security concerns waning in the Cloud, finds Cisco
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8 Sept. 2011 — added by Bose Falk, University of New Mexico
ow here's a thing. Remember that old frequently aired chestnut about how security fears are holding back the adoption of Cloud Computing? Well according to a new study from …
Green Grid consortium
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16 April 2008 — added by Patrick Chalmers, 2degrees
The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centres and business computing ecosystems.
The Race For The Most Efficient Server Is Turning Tech Companies Into Power Companies
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26 May 2011 — added by Will Bittinger, 2degrees
Uploading your music to the cloud isn't as simple as you might think. As more data is stored online, the cloud takes more and more energy to maintain, forcing companies to …
Small Steps to Make Data Centers Green And Cost Effective
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6 Aug. 2008 — added by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew
High energy prices are making the cost of running data centers in many companies the second-largest expense after people. With the cost of powering data centers worldwide to …