As CES unfolds this week, Steve Ballmer has some thoughts to share on, what else, but technology. Over at the Huffington Post, Ballmer discusses how IT can improve and reduce waste in healthcare and help turn the tide on climate…
2009: Year of the Green Data Center
Photo Credit: Flickr user SunGardAvailabilitySvcs – Creative Commons I’ve been covering Green IT for a while now, but this is the first year I that recall not being able to keep track of all the new green data center…
Students Banking on Green IT
An interesting story out of Yonkers, N.Y. Students from Polytechnic Institute of New York University performed a little before-and-after analysis of Hudson Valley Bank’s efforts at improving energy efficiency at its data center. All told, the bank was able to…
Green IT News Roundup – Wednesday, December 16
Cherrypal Africa Netbook Offers Green Computing for $99 – eWeek The $99 netbook is geared toward developing networks and called the Cherrypal Africa, a tribute, the company said, to its “recent community-building initiative in Ghana.” The 7-incher features a 400MHz…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, December 15
Two Major Geothermal Projects Abandoned Due to Induced Quake Risk – Popular Science Two high-profile geothermal projects in the U.S. and Europe were both permanently halted late last week, after federal officials in both countries questioned their safety and propensity…
Green IT News Roundup – December 14
It’s back! Enjoy today’s juicy selections: Black Friday 50 Times More Carbon-Intensive Than Cyber Monday – Earth2Tech According to a report from GigaOM Pro research partner MindClick SGM (subscription required), in-store shopping on Black Friday is 50 times more carbon-intensive…
Give Me a Reason: Telecommuting
Photo credit: Flickr user dougwoods – Creative Commons How about ten reasons? There are benefits to telecommuting that go beyond working in pajamas and enduring a 20-second commute from the bedroom to your home office (sometimes, one and the same)….
Will Green IT kill SETI@home?
By now you’ve heard of the poor fellow that got canned because he ran SETI@home on his school district’s computers. Part of the reason: the $1.2 to $1.6 million in electricity and associated costs. This case brings up an interesting…
Microsoft @COP15
In what appears to be a response to this tweet from Greenpeace, Microsoft’s Chief Environmental Strategist, Rob Bernard, posted on the Microsoft on the Issues blog about the company’s plans for the UN Climate Change Conference next week. Microsoft is…
'Tri-generation' takes Syracuse University's Data Center Off-grid
It seems that every new data center that opens its doors these days is billed as green, doesn’t it? The $12.4 million, 12,000-square-foot building from IBM and Syracuse University is no different. However, this is one green data center with…
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