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Facebook To Build Sustainable Data Centre In Sweden
Facebook is set to build a hydroelectric powered data centre just 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle
Red Hat Joins Facebook’s Open Compute Project
Red Hat has joined Facebook's project to make a greater use of open source hardware within new data centres
Cloud And Supply Chains Affect Emissions Targets
Ecodesk reports the inclusion of supply-chain emissions and cloud adoption distorts emissions totals
Air Traffic Controllers Use VDI For Flexible Working
Citrix and NATS are creating the largest cloud-based infrastructure in the UK transport sector
Government ICT Plan Becomes A Strategy Foursome
The government has started to add flesh to the bones of its radical ICT Strategic Implementation Plan
Wyse Touts Green Benefits Of Zero Client Computing
Wyse's Xenith zero clients use just a tenth of the power of traditional desktop deployments
Apple’s Green Plans Scorched By N Carolina Residents
Apple fails again to get on the right side of green even though it is building a solar power array
Nokia Phone Embedded In False Limb
A British man has an unusual implant - a smartphone dock embedded in his prosthetic arm
Big Data And Large Firms Cloud Green IT Issues
Costas Galonis, CTO of cloud provider Cirrus Stratus, says Google’s huge energy bills mask how green cloud computing can be
Firms Look To Data Centres For Carbon Savings
Carbon-concious businesses are increasingly turning to the data centre to meet their emission targets
Patents Reveal Apple’s Fuel Cell Research
Patents published by the US Patent and Trademark Office detail Apple's plans to make cheaper, lighter fuel cells
Oxford University Builds VMware Private Cloud
Oxford University will offer managed cloud IT services to other universities in Britain
IBM Adds Analytics, Cloud And Virtualisation Products
IBM’s rollout of 55 new and enhanced server and storage products target massive data handling
Microsoft Denies Humidity Changed Its Data Centre
Microsoft has gone modular in an Iowa centre, and denies reports that humidity caused the change
Boffins Create Algorithm To Run Data Centres
New formula shows how to keep users happy and keep the energy bills low by increasing server utilisation
The Next Sustainable Power Source: Your Body?
Fuel cells are being built that are small enough to be implanted in the body, says Eric Doyle. Could they replace mobile phone chargers?
Rising Energy Costs Boost Power Management
Savings made by businesses could increase five-fold by 2015
Ecodesk Shares Big Firms’ Green Strategies
Ecodesk is offering a free database containing the sustainability strategies of the world's largest companies
Green Tech Dominates Japan’s CEATEC Event
CEATEC offered a glimpse of some cool new gadgets, but the focus was largely on ways to save power, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Data Centre Spend To Surpass Pre-Downturn Level
Worldwide data centre hardware spending for 2011 is set to rise 12.7 percent from 2010, says Gartner
Green Data Centres Will Be Measured On Money
PUE and other efficiency measures are useful, but data centre owners are chasing money now, says Peter Judge
Waste Heat From Disney Data Centre Warms District
Disney has provided a peak “behind the magic”, at least in how its data centres will turn heat into energy
Green Grid Plans Online Data Centre Efficiency Tool
Users will be able to compare data centre efficiency using an online tool from the Green Grid
EU’s E-Waste Reuse Target Branded ‘Pathetic’
The EU is focusing too much on recycling and not enough on reuse of e-waste, according to Comtek
HP Extends FlexNetwork For Multimedia And Cloud
HP has extended its FlexNetwork portfolio with hardware and management tools for cloud and video
Technology In Ghana: A Blessing Or A Curse?
Ghana is at the forefront of Africa's technological development, but can it overcome its chronic e-waste problem, asks Sophie Curtis
UK Carbon Emissions Target On Standby For Disaster
The growth in home devices and appliances is threatening the 2020 carbon reduction targets
Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre
Datapipe signs up, as the modules start to ship to build Verne Global's green data centre
SAP Makes ‘Living Lab’ For Cashew Farmers In Ghana
Ghanaian cashew nut farmers are testing a smartphone app that improves efficiency in the supply chain