My inbox and press releases do not get along… at all. So it’s a minor miracle that an alert today from Save the Redwoods League wasn’t trashed at first glance. What spared it from my ruthless delete key? An intriguing mobile tech angle that incorporates crowdsourcing in the form of the League’s newly-released Redwood Watch […]
Archives for April 2011
Infographic of the Day: Peer-1’s top sites online
I hope your mouse wheel’s up to the task because this one’s a scroll-a-thon. (That up there is a mere sampling.) Peer-1 Hosting, which knows a thing or two about green data centers, has cooked up a spiffy, super-sized infographic of today’s most visited online destinations and the power it takes to keep their IT […]
This Earth Day, think of the children!
Here at ecoINSITE, it’s more about green data centers and cleantech innovations. Connecting with kids… not so much. Worry not, National Geographic has it covered when it comes to getting your kids excited about the awesomeness that is planet earth. If you’re looking for some online resources to share with younger minds with Earth Day, […]
LOL of the day: Achievement Unlocked!
It was hard to find a Green IT angle on this genius post at evilrouters.net, but I think I found it. Under the In Progress section, Deforester! Resist the urge to print, folks. Not only do you save energy and paper, you improve productivity by avoiding the Easter egg hunt that has become the paper […]
Slashing energy costs by $2 per employee per day
Now multiply that by your company’s headcount and the brilliance of Jen Indovina’s passion for automating the waste reduction process becomes a little contagious. On Friday, TED Blog’s Alana Herro posted an interview with Indovina, the inventor behind PICOwatt, a wireless smart plug that targets energy wasters and vampire power and can be controlled over […]
Done deal: IBM completes Tririga buy, angles for smart buildings boom
A few weeks ago, IBM made one of its strongest plays in the smart buildings market by announcing that it was acquiring Las Vegas-based Tririga. Today, word is that the deal is done. Financial terms remain undisclosed, however. With Tririga, a maker of facility and real estate management software, in the fold, IBM can leverage […]
Calendar marked: Sustainable IT Summit at BrightTALK
Since we have the technology to put on virtual events, it’s nice to see some folks using it to promote green agendas without requiring attendees to hop on a plane and enlarge their carbon footprints. Next week on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, BrightTALK’s Data Center community will be the online venue for the Sustainable IT […]
69 percent of American businesses had green programs in 2010
Buck Consultants, a subsidiary of Xerox, has released some data on the state of green programs among U.S. businesses. In its third annual “Greening of the American Workplace” survey for 2010, the firm reports that 69 percent of American businesses have instituted energy-saving and waste- and carbon-reducing programs, up from 53 percent in the prior […]
Facebook shares its secret to green data centers
Literally, in fact. Today, Facebook took a dramatically different course than its peers and let the world look behind the curtain. Whereas other big Internet firms consider the “nuts and bolts” details of their IT infrastructure a competitive advantage, Facebook open sourced its custom, energy efficient server and data center tech under the Open Compute […]
Today’s 10 – Wednesday, April 6
Today: AMD is making its case for GPUs in the data center; buzz surrounds Facebook’s infrastructure-related announcement on Thursday; and how Dow saves big by pushing sustainability across its operations. AMD will out the ‘Southern Islands’ GPU architecture early – SemiAccurate Hadoop and MapReduce?! Already a hit in HPC circles, the GPU sets its sights […]
