CIOs are finally getting a handle on this Green IT thing, according to Gartner Research vice president John Phelps. SearchCIO.com reports that eco-consciousness and good ol’ cost savings initiatives have begun to align in earnest this year, resulting in IT strategies that are decidedly green. These include, according to Phelps,the steadily decline of raised floor […]
Gartner on green data centers: 300 percent capacity growth, 60 percent less space
Need another reason to hop on the green data center bandwagon? Ahead of its Data Center & IT Operations Summit, research firm Gartner predicts that employing energy efficient data center strategies will have a dramatic impact on how businesses accommodate IT growth. The advice couldn’t come at a better time since companies are currently rushing […]
Gartner: Most big, new data centers to adopt PUE
By 2015, according to Gartner, 80 percent of new large data centers will be the using the power usage effectiveness (PUE) measurement devised by The Grid Grid to report on the efficiency of their operations. PUE is not perfect, and there are efforts underway to support and develop measurements that provide insight into the useful […]
Gartner: In 2012, Manufacturing Responsible for Most of a PC's GHG Emissions
According to Gartner, by 2012, PCs will be so energy efficient that 60 percent of the greenhouse gasses attributed to them will have been generated before it’s ever turned on. From eWeek: Regarding environmental breakthroughs, by 2012, Gartner expects that…
