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Lack of adoption could also be due to IT administrators' inflated expectations of built-in power-saving technologies.
Improved Enterprise Infrastructure Depends on Green Data Centers
For IT departments looking to cut down on costs and complex infrastructures, green data centers and technologies offer a good return on investment.
Server Power Efficiency Gets a Boost From IDT CoolRAC
For existing data centers, coolRAC offers the ability to add computing power while using the same amount of electricity.
AMD, HP Join Project to Run Data Centers on Wind, Solar Power
AMD and HP are joining with a New York agency and university to determine whether wind and solar power can be used to power data centers.
Supermicro Offers SuperServer Power Supply
Supermicro's new power supply provides for better space savings for embedded applications. It's well suited for 1U short-depth industrial PCs.
Green Tech Sells Despite Doubts of Efficacy
While most people try and be green, there is an undercurrent of doubt when it comes to green advertising claims and product efficacy.
CompTIA: Green IT Trends Up as Business Priority
A CompTIA survey finds businesses are increasingly likely to adopt green IT initiatives, but challenges to growth remain.
The State of Enterprise Architecture
While enterprise architecture (EA) plays an important role in planning IT strategy, line of business leaders tend to have no knowledge of EA's role in the business and many EA organizational structures do not map with the rest of IT's reporting structure. These were just some of the findings uncovered in Forrester's annual enterprise architecture survey, which found that as EA encounters these organizational issues, it is struggling to keep up with many changes in architecture meant to deal with volatile technology in areas such as collaboration, content management and application integration.
Cisco, VMware, EMC Coalition Spurs Rivals
Responding to Cisco, VMware and EMC's VCE coalition, Egenera has launched its own channel program. Egenera is not alone in targeting the data center alliance among the three tech giants.
Cutting Energy Costs in the Data Center:11 Best Practices
As organizations look ahead to 2011, cost cutting will likely be at the top of IT leaders' priority lists once again. Sometimes overlooked in favor of shorter-term cuts, investments in energy efficiency strategies and lower consumption products can make a big difference in the bottom line. According to current EPA figures, data centers that deliver services such as data storage, communications and Internet accessibility currently account for 1.5 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption, costing businesses $4.5 billion annually. In June the EPA predicted that amount will double in the next five years. This week CDW recently released a report detailing the energy saving habits of more than 750 IT professionals. The following 10 strategies are a collection of best practices observed by successful organizations, as well as recommendations offered by the report based on the most current gaps in current practices. Channel providers who can implement these strategies within their own data centers and in customer environments stand to add significant value through better cost containment.
Customers Want Energy Efficient Data Center Solutions
A new study out by direct market reseller CDW found that channel customers are increasingly on the lookout for energy efficient options when buying for the data center. These IT leaders say that energy efficiency is critical to their profession today and are keeping the efficiency equation at play before, during and after deployments. We take a look at results from the survey CDW conducted, which asked for response from over 750 IT professionals in both public and private sectors.
Energy Cost Growth Outpacing All Other Data Center Expenses
Data centers must become more focused on energy costs and consumption in the years to come, according to Gartner.
Google Alternative Energy Plans: Tech Giant Signs Wind Deal with NextEra Energy
Technology giant Google is again making good on its pledge to pursue renewable energy to power its data centers, signing a 20 year deal to buy wind power from NextEra Energy.
Solar, Wind and Cow Manure Energy Power Tomorrow`s Data Centers
As IT organizations move infrastructure to the cloud and data centers suck up more power, the search is on for affordable sources of renewable energy. And with a giant BP oil spill spreading in the Gulf of Mexico, the pressure may be on as never before. Can solar energy, wind turbines, geothermal power or even cow manure replace traditional power sources? The answer is a qualified yes. Some companies including Google, Intel, HP, and AMD are working on it. But it’s still more expensive. Channel Insider looks at some of the companies and projects to power data centers with renewable energy sources.
Channel Insider's Guide to Cisco's and HP's Dueling Channel Partner Events
Channel Insider stopped in at both Cisco and HP's partner conferences, inconveniently held at the same time, as the two former partners drew the battle lines in the war for the data center, for customers, and for partners. Here's a list of our coverage of the events.
Survey: Corporate Spending on Energy Efficiency on the Rebound
More executives say that they will spend both capex and opex on improving energy efficiency in 2010, according to a new Energy Efficiency Indicator survey by Johnson Controls released in time for Earth Day 2010. The big driver? Money. Nearly all executives surveyed say they will be taking action in order to save money. The big obstacle? Also money, as tight budgets curtail spending.
Green IT Certifications for Jobs That Make a Difference
As organizations look to improve the energy efficiency of their data center operations and reduce the power usage and carbon footprints of their business operations, they'll seek out partners who are able to offer them timely consultation and good implementation advice that can help them improve their green quotient and their bottom line. In honor of Earth Day, Channel Insider takes a look at some of the most important skills training and certifications to help partners pursue the other kind of green that flows when customers are going green.
Top Smart Grid Challenges and Choices
Looking to capitalize on the Smart Grid wave? Well, according to a new report by Oracle that surveyed 150 C-Level Utility execs throughout North America, it seems the fledgling Smart Grid market is here to stay, but issues remain with translating the dream to reality. Channel Insider takes a closer look.
UPS Vendor APC by Schneider Electric Revamps Channel Rewards Program
APC by Schneider Electric has revamped its partner rewards program and is now offering points and incentives to partners who sell certain power and cooling products.
UPS Advances to New Levels of Green
The new generation of SmartUPS from APC by Schneider Electric are designed with the twin goals of lower operating costs and improved environmental friendliness in mind. One of the key aspects of lower costs and green benefits are far better management of batteries. The SmartUPS use a far more intelligent approach to charging and battery replacement. This means lower cost from maximizing battery life and fewer replacements, while fewer discarded batteries is a real benefit to the environment. APC also offers, through resellers, a service for disposing of old batteries that removes the compliance management issues from IT staff, eliminating a true headache!