Remember all that hubbub about Apple’s “dirty cloud” data center in Maiden, N.C.? Long story short, Greenpeace released a scathing report on the state of cloud data centers and their detrimental effects on the environment. Though some companies got a pass — Facebook, Yahoo and Google, mainly — others like Apple were raked over the coals […]
Apple and Greenpeace at odds over cloud data center
Is Apple operating a dirty, coal-powered cloud? Greenpeace seems to think it is (PDF), along with industry heavyweights Microsoft and Amazon. By its estimates, Apple’s data center in Maiden, North Carolina not only consumes a lot of energy, but it relies on power derived from coal-fired plants that service the region. If it sounds familiar, that’s because […]
CES 2011 Green Watch: This year’s hits and misses
Move over 3D HDTVs, CES 2011 was a tablet maker’s playground. But beside the iPad fighters, what did the trade show have in store for green consumers? Let’s have a look at trends and companies that made this year memorable for eco-conscious techies, and those we’d rather forget. Hits Ford: Who needs an auto show? […]
Green IT News Roundup: Wednesday, July 29
APC to replace aircons with row-based cooling systems – Computerworld According to APC, air conditioners are the “second-highest consumer of power in the data center, next only to the IT equipment.” And citing a report by Gartner, the company said…
Green IT News Roundup: Tuesday, July 28
Is the Cloud a Bandwidth Hog? – ITBusinessEdge For some time now, I’ve been saying that networking is the key element to cloud architectures. While that’s still true, it’s probably more accurate to say that adequate bandwidth will make or…
