Today, some rumblings indicate that notebook manufacturers may be falling out of love with Intel and into ARM’s, well, arms! SemiAccurate has an interesting analysis that points to some potentially interesting tech coming from ARM and AMD. Also, cloud security and disaster recovery are attracting talent and attention; Microsoft’s looking beyond single-server virtualization; and Google […]
DoD’s strategy for a greener military
It takes a lot of fuel to keep the U.S. military going, a fact that’s not lost on the Department of Defense (DoD). So the agency has crafted a plan called the “Operational Energy Strategy” that aims to dramatically improve efficiency and produce it own sources of energy — which includes renewables — both at […]
Today’s 10 – Virtualization’s growing pains
A virtualization-heavy list today, so let’s get started. VMware’s licensing cost structure shows signs of adaptability; Symantec discovers that virtualization and cloud tech fail to live up to their potential for many IT shops; and the Payment Card Industry sounds the alarm on credit card data stored in virtualized environments. All that, plus Intel’s vision […]
Today’s 10 (+1) – Google bets $280M on home solar
Today: Home solar firm, SolarCity, has found a huge benefactor in Google; now’s not the time to be shy about the cloud’s green attributes (competitive advantages?); and NJ will soon be the home to the largest private solar power plant thanks, in part, to publishing giant McGraw Hill. And in a sign that ARM-powered servers […]
Today’s 10 – Tuesday, June 7
Tsk tsk… The Consumer Electronics Association finds that when it comes to saving energy, consumers are game. Unfortunately, accomplishing it eludes them. Also, Violin’s flash-based data storage story keeps resonating with VCs; ARM’s journey to the data center might make a pitstop at PCs courtesy of Windows 8; and a cleantech incubator sprouts in San […]
HP’s modular EcoPOD data center
HP’s taking its build-a-data-center business seriously. Today the company’s Converged Infrastructure division unveiled what it’s billing as “the world’s most efficient data center,” the HP POD 240a. Or the EcoPOD as the company has taken to calling it (a naming convention I fully support). As has become the norm for modular data center vendors, the […]
Power Assure software, Universal Electric gear connect on energy management
The energy management integration train is picking up steam. Today Power Assure announced that its EM/4 software has been certified for use with Universal Electric’s STARLINE Critical Power Monitor meters, which are found in the latter company’s power STARLINE Busway and Raceway power distribution systems distribution equipment for data centers. What does this mean? Essentially, the […]
Today’s 10 – Wednesday, June 1
Today: GPUs giveth in terms of powerful and energy efficient computing, but they also taketh away — your strong password’s effectiveness, that is. Also: Despite Amazon and other cloud provider’s knack for grabbing headlines, private clouds are business’ top choice. And though the cloud is hailed for its energy-saving potential, Green Monk’s Tom Raftery argues […]
Uptime Institute reveals IT’s energy cost blindness… Can accountants cure it?
Last week’s Uptime Institute Symposium 2011 event not only brought together data center experts, it also delivered the goods for stat monkeys in the form of the group’s first-ever industry survey results. After a bout of “excitement” from the techies in attendance (riiiiight), the group let loose with the findings, which include… 74% of respondents […]
Electronic medical records’ green potential lies in the cloud
Can electronic medical records (EMR) help hospitals, clinics and doctor’s offices go green? Yes, but not right away. Kaiser Permanente, a health care giant, used itself as a test case and the results are encouraging. Transitioning to electronic medical records can cut CO2 emissions by up to 1.7 million tons a year. The New York […]
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