In a whopper of deal, Intel today announced that it is acquiring McAfee for $7.68 billion. On the surface it looks like Intel is elbowing into the software space, but snagging one of the premier IT security firms is also indicative of a three-pronged plan of attack for cloud computing and data centers. Intel’s CEO, […]
Oil spill’s spread simulated on Intel’s green supercomputer
Oh, the irony! Intel’s supercomputer, called the Encanto and ranking number 32 on the Green500 list, was called into service to forecast the spread of oil from the Gulf of Mexico. Consisting of 3,500 quad-core Xeon processors, the 28-cabinet, water-cooled system helped the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) predict the spread of undersea oil […]
Green PCs: Energy Efficiency and Performance
A green PC is the sum of its parts. Credit: bit-tech.net A “green” PC isn’t really energy efficient if it consumes less electricity at the expense of performance. That’s the subject of bit-tech.net’s excellent article that tackles the green…
Green IT News Roundup: Wednesday, September 16
Six Tips For Green (and Greenwash-Free) Data Center Storage – Reuters/GreenBiz Four billion dollars is spent every year on data center energy consumption and this number will only continue to climb. The type of data growth is also a…
Green IT News Roundup – Monday, July 27
In measuring data center power use, more (info) is more – SearchDataCenter.com Large data center operators like Microsoft and Google have already said that measuring power consumption is key to energy efficiency. Last year, Microsoft demonstrated how it measured power…
Low-Power Processors in x86 Rack Servers Examined
AMD and Intel are locked in a battle for datacenter and these days that means pumping out processors that make easy work of workloads in an enery efficient manner. Anandtech takes a look at how the chipmakers fare in…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday June 23
Busting the nine myths of cloud computing – Computerworld Myth No. 2: All you need is your credit card If you’re a lone developer with time to burn, configuring a virtual bare-metal server from the command prompt may be no…
Green IT News Roundup – Thursday, May 21
Reap the Green IT benefits of thin client computing – TechRepublic.com Cost efficiency: According to a study by IDC, users of thin clients (when compared to full PC users) saw a decline in hardware and software costs of 40%…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, May 5
Google Data Center’s Massive Energy Appetite – Reuters …Case in point: over the weekend, the British newspaper the Guardian published the tantalizing statistic that Google’s data center in The Dalles, Oregon, could use as much energy as the entire city…
Green IT News Roundup – Wednesday, April 29
Swine flu threat raises telework questions – Network World Research firm Gartner said the recent outbreaks of swine flu highlight the need for companies to have in place pandemic plans that address workforce absenteeism rates of 40% or higher. The…
