Energy Consumption

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will be asked to reduce energy consumption at their corporations. They should start today to hire the expertise and forge the relationships required to build...
May 27, 2010
stage in many IT departments, as energy costs have skyrocketed and businesses look to expand their data centers or build new ones.

"The EPA, high technology...

Jul 18, 2006
that. If we continue along the path of energy consumption we run into some real limitations on this industry that we're all passionately involved in," said board member Bruce Shaw...
Feb 27, 2007
if current trends continue, energy consumption for U.S. data centers and servers will nearly double by 2011 to more than 100 billion kilowatts per hour (kWh), costing the...
Aug 7, 2007
Inc. doesn't do its part to conserve energy. Peltz said he plans to add several American Power Conversion Corp. (APC) server racks to Marcus & Millichap's Chicago data...
Oct 24, 2007
said. "We were able to reduce overall energy consumption by 20%."

According to Lauro, the biggest challenge with designing a green data center is that the buildings are energy hogs...

Sep 7, 2005
if current trends continue, energy consumption for U.S. data centers and servers will nearly double by 2011 to more than 100 billion kilowatts per hour (kWh), costing the...
Nov 15, 2007
But the problem of ballooning energy consumption in data centers is not insurmountable, Perez conceded. "It's not easy, but it is not hard, either. It is a mindset."

He should know...

Mar 29, 2007
Protection Agency to study energy consumption and to promote energy efficiency in data centers. Vendors and industry experts say they're all for reducing energy...
Aug 10, 2006
green data centers and expanded energy credit initiatives. Reddy Kilowatt, the iconic '50s spokestoon who banged the gong for increased electricity usage, was...
Jun 25, 2008
can combine to reduce data center energy consumption by up to 50% without compromising availability.

1. Turn off idle equipment.
Loeffler said the typical x86 server consumes...

Nov 29, 2007
consumption in 2006. The energy consumption of servers and data centers has doubled in the past five years and is expected to almost double again in the next five...
Nov 7, 2007
summer: If left unchecked, energy consumption by U.S. data centers and servers will nearly double by 2011, accounting for 2.5 % of U.S. electricity consumption.

The Green...

Nov 20, 2007
that this problem of out-of-control energy consumption is affecting not just your bottom line, but theirs, too. And the objective in forming this group is to solve the problem.

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May 1, 2006
data centers are doubling their energy consumption every five years. What's more, over a data center's lifetime, energy costs can be as much as half of total operations costs. To...
Jun 26, 2008
with 11 servers on one rack. Energy consumption by the thin client servers was reduced from 617,000 kilowatt hours per year to just 39,000 kilowatt hours per year. While...
Sep 18, 2007
consumption in 2006. The energy consumption of servers and data centers has doubled in the past five years and is expected to almost double again in the next five...
Mar 3, 2008
a robotic device that measures energy consumption around the clock. The upshot: Computing capacity indeed increased by 50%, but the data center uses less energy than it did...
Feb 19, 2008
on when they are needed, cutting energy consumption and preserving disk life.

"EMC [and others] are taking traditional storage and putting cheaper drives in them, but...

Nov 1, 2006
possible. Do you have to worry about energy consumption in your own department?
Lawicki: At this company one of our core values is environmental responsibility and energy...
Dec 11, 2007
has finalized a protocol measuring energy efficiency in 1U and 2U rack servers.

The standard differs little from the first draft put out this summer, according to...

Nov 8, 2006
bill requiring the EPA to study energy consumption and promote energy efficiency in data centers.

Cost is the No. 1 reason cited by most businesses that either prevents...

May 23, 2007
to purchase 10% of the total energy consumption at its Creve Coeur, Mo., site from renewable sources, such as wind power, through a partnership with its local energy...
Feb 27, 2008
93; gives the ability to see power energy consumption, so customers can understand exactly how much energy their data center is using."

An upgraded version of PowerExecutive...

May 24, 2006
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Energy Logic: Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption by Creating Savings that Cascade Across Systems by Emerson Network Power
or greater reduction in data center energy consumption without compromising performance or availability.

A number of associations, consultants and vendors have promoted...

Energy Efficient IT E-Book - Chapter 4: A Step-by-Step Guide to Data Center Energy Efficiency by SearchDataCenter.com
efficiency, measuring data center energy consumption, and much more.

Previous chapters of the Energy Efficient IT e-book laid out the case for going green in the data center as...

A C-suite guide: How to create smarter buildings and achieve sustainability by IBM
for 49 percent of the total US energy consumption. This white paper demonstrates how IT leaders can better manage their energy and environmental programs while...
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services (video / case study) by Emerson Network Power
and reduce data center energy consumption simultaneously, with the help of Emerson Network Power. In the midst of rapid growth, Langan Engineering & Environmental...
Intel® Cloud Builders Guide: Cloud Design and Deployment on Intel® Platforms: Data Center Energy Management with Dell, Intel, and JouleX by Intel
businesses are looking to reduce energy consumption in their data centers to rein in costs and achieve green IT goals. As demands increase, this task is becoming...
Energy Impact of Increased Server Inlet Temperature by APC by Schneider Electric
server power and total data center energy consumption in which energy savings is realized within a temperature sweet spot. This temperature sweet spot varies by equipment...
SUN SPARC® ENTERPRISE T5440 SERVER ARCHITECTURE by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
the datacenter plays in reducing energy consumption and pollution, and this information is increasingly visible at both the customer and corporate executive level.

As...

Impact of IT Upgrades on Energy Usage and Operational Cost by PTS Data Center Solutions
facility and network design. Higher energy consumption is a recurring cost that can add dramatically to operating expense over time. Furthermore, devices that consume more...
Datacenter with energy, temperature and density under control by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
to optimize server management and energy consumption by deploying next-gen server platforms through innovative embedded capabilities.

Access this resource to discover a...

Research: Moving to the cloud cuts energy consumption by 91% by ComputerWeekly.com
computing uses 91 percent less energy than traditional on-premise applications. Nucleus evaluated Salesforce.com's customer base and found that cloud...
eBook: The Green Data Center 2.0: Energy Efficient Computing in the 21st century by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
of view for creating a green and energy efficient data center.

Chapter 4 of the eBook, Green Data Center, picks up where the other previous chapters left off in...

VMworld Europe Case Study: The National Trust by ComputerWeekly.com
and drastically cut its IT energy consumption.

 

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Storage Efficiency: The Key to Green Storage Operation by Xiotech Corporation
While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different...
Power and Cooling- Strategies to Help Cut Data Center Costs in 2011 by AMD
worldwide monitor data center energy consumption, casting a wary eye on metrics that show how servers use the watts they draw from the wall.

Indeed, inefficient or end-of...

Estimating a Data Center's Electrical Carbon Footprint by APC by Schneider Electric
data centers as a major source of energy consumption in the United States. This paper introduces a simple approach, supported by free web-based tools, for estimating the...
Presentation Transcript: The Changing Dynamic of the Data Center by Intel Corporation
Gain insight into why reducing energy consumption is essential for any business. Explore the significant benefits associated with IT infrastructure optimization and...
Energy-Efficient Storage Technologies by SearchDataCenter.com
focuses on ways to reduce storage energy consumption such as:
  • Switching to fewer higher-capacity disks.
  • Use slower disks (7,200, 10,000 rpm).
  • Back up to tape, not disk.
  • Virtualize and
...
IDC: Next - Generation Power and Cooling for Blade Environments by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
designed to help companies reduce energy consumption, reclaim unused datacenter capacity, and extend the life of their datacenter. The HP BladeSystem features three...
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Jan 14, 2009

CHICAGO -- Windows is going to be a dominant server platform in the data center within the next five years.

Surprised? Maybe not. Appalled? If you're a data center manager dealing with issues... More...

Jun 16, 2003
will be running most of their applications on Linux and Windows. If this thought made you shudder a year ago, chances are your take is somewhat different now. Statistics prove a growing number of shops are already increasing their use... More...
Jun 6, 2004