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IT managers get help with server efficiency The British Computer Society (BCS) said it's developing a model that's designed to help IT managers select the most efficient servers and so deliver a greener IT infrastructure. Don't manage IT like the Titanic Ever seen one of those movies, such as "Titanic," where the passengers and officers dance and dine on deck in luxurious comfort while hundreds of sweaty, tough men toil below in the suffocatingly hot engine room?  October 4, 3:00 a.m. PDT Tokyo power system creaks under summer heat Tokyo's biggest consumers of electricity were asked to curb their use of power Wednesday afternoon as consumption came close to exceeding what the power utility was able to deliver. August 22, 5:36 a.m. PDT Tech's own datacenters are their green showrooms Two Silicon Valley companies are showcasing technology in their own facilities to demonstrate how energy-efficiency can help companies act green and save green. August 21, 6:08 a.m. PDT Sony to offer US-wide free recycling Consumers in the U.S. will be able to get Sony-brand electronics products recycled for no cost from September under a new recycling program announced by the consumer electronics company on Friday. August 17, 4:48 a.m. PDT HP's Thermal Zone Mapping helps keep datacenters cool, energy-efficient Hewlett-Packard (HP) is getting more detailed in how it analyzes the energy efficiency of its customers' datacenters. July 25, 4:21 a.m. PDT Green IT: a marketing ploy or new tech? Green IT is something of a chameleon that appeals to different users on different levels. From a 10,000-foot perspective, it's hard to knock the benefits of energy efficiency, recycling and vendors working side by side with users to promote the green agenda. However, many users are finding it difficult to adopt a technology that is not characterized by a wide selection of physical products that they can buy and implement in their IT infrastructures today. July 18, 8:22 a.m. PDT Four reasons to cultivate greener IT I recently moved from a small apartment in Oakland to a new house in Sacramento. The cat and I are adjusting quite well, thank you, though for about one month, I was without a kitchen. Or a water heater. Or downstairs flooring. It may not have been the best-laid renovation plan. July 16, 3:00 a.m. PDT The cool new look in datacenter design Datacenter design is undergoing a significant transformation. The fundamentals of the datacenter -- servers, cooling systems, UPSes -- remain the same, but their implementations are rapidly changing, thanks in large part to the one variable cost in the server room: energy. July 16, 3:00 a.m. PDT Reap the rewards of hardware recycling In late 2000, Union Bank of California concluded that it was time to refresh its desktop PCs every four years, based on findings from a PC Total Cost of Ownership Study. This meant that 200 PCs would have to be retired every month. Unfortunately, there was no strategy in place for the task, or even a designated person or department to manage the systems. July 12, 3:00 a.m. PDT Europeans mandate public-sector Energy Star purchases All public-sector purchasers of office equipment in Europe will in future be obliged to buy brands that carry the Energy Star logo, the environmental quality standard agreed on by the U.S. and the European Union, following a vote in the European Parliament Tuesday. July 10, 9:48 a.m. PDT Solar Web hosting company powers Live Earth sites The Web hosting company chosen to power the Web sites for this weekend's Live Earth concerts adopts an environmentally friendly business plan: Let the sunshine in. July 5, 5:04 p.m. PDT Amazon, eBay, Apple worst on climate change list Bad news for environmentally conscious people who want an iPhone: Apple is near the bottom of a new list that rates companies based on their efforts to stop climate change. June 20, 3:19 p.m. PDT Google turns on solar panels Google on Monday turned on the solar panels covering nearly all the roof space on its corporate campus and announced that its philanthropic arm plans to dole out over $10 million in grants to support hybrid cars. June 19, 4:31 a.m. PDT Hurd keeps the pressure on to improve HP Hewlett-Packard may be on track to be a $100 billion company this year, but CEO Mark Hurd said there's a total $1.1 trillion IT market for it to pursue. June 19, 4:19 a.m. PDT Wipro goes green as India's e-waste mounts India’s Wipro Ltd. has introduced new PCs that are compliant with the European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. June 14, 4:24 a.m. PDT Big Blue announces 'Big Green' initiative IBM on Thursday unveiled a $1 billion-a-year service initiative aimed at building and redesigning datacenters that consume less energy.At a press conference in New York City, the company debuted Project Big Green, which will call on 850 Global Technology Services employees to redesign IBM's own data centers and those of its customers. May 11, 9:20 a.m. PDT Seven green products that can save you dough You don't have to be a tree hugger to want to reduce your company's energy consumption. High energy costs and increasing power requirements are driving enterprises to pay closer attention to energy usage. May 11, 7:05 a.m. PDT Steve Jobs promises 'Greener Apple' Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday fired back at environmentalists, saying the company leads rivals such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard in eliminating toxic chemicals and ramping up recycling plans. May 3, 7:59 a.m. PDT Protecting the Earth and the bottom line As the 27th anniversary of Earth Day approaches on Sunday, more companies are realizing that embracing energy conservation is good business, not just good public relations. April 20, 6:26 a.m. PDT > Business |
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