With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and desktops, say reports.
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Boffins Perfect Power Capture From Wasted Heat
Researchers believe they have found a much more efficient way to harvest wasted heat from electrical devices and turn it into usable power
LSE Study Raises Questions About Returns From Energy Efficiency
Improvements and simplification of data centre management software are proving to contribute to a company's bottom line profit according to the London School of Economics
Government To Launch Green CIO Guide Following COP15
The UK government is preparing to launch a handbook for CIOs as part of a bid to refresh its ICT strategy following the COP15 summit in Copenhagen
Removing A Server Can Cut Energy Bill By £240 A Year
Energy efficiency should be a high priority for data centre operators according to analyst group Gartner
Timber Tech Specialist Plants Itself At Copenhagen Climate Talks
Another IT company is pushing the contribution tech can make to climate change - even if it does provide technology to the timber industry
The Climate Email Hack Won’t Change the Regulations
Critics are trying to use hacked emails to discredit climate change scientists - but however that campaign plays out, UK companies will still have to deal with carbon credits next year, says Peter Judge
Climate Researchers Respond To Email Hack
The Climatic Research Institute says that some of the hacked emails may not be genuine while others are being taken out of context
IBM Looks to Emerging Markets To Expand Green Strategy
IBM's latest green data centre deals in emerging markets point towards the rapid adoption energy-efficient IT solutions outside the United States
Climate Change Deniers Quote Hacked University Data
Hacked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit are being used to criticise climate scientists in the run-up to the Copenhagen summit
IBM Tops Green Supercomputer Ranking
Which is the greenest supercomputer of them all? Well, unsurprisingly, it turns out to be a supercomputer from IBM
Energy Efficient IBM Supercomputer Will Investigate Climate Change
The IBM supercomputer at Brown University is 50 times more powerful, six times more energy efficient and can hold 70 times more memory than the system it's replacing
Spiceworks Plug-in To Rein In Power Hungry PCs
Spiceworks has teamed up with Intel to offer a green plug-in that will allow companies to regulate the power consumption of their computers
Green Data Centres Wait For Regulations
Users are keen to know about sustainable data centres, but it looks like it might take regulations to push them to adopt a more environmental approach
Green IT and more (Part II) – Cleaning Up IT
In the second of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how you can reduce the environmental impact of IT before you buy IT devices, during their lifetime, and after you've finished with them.
Qualcomm Readies Next Generation Displays
Qualcomm is gearing up to deliver both colour and video to the next generation of e-readers, with display technology that uses ambient light
Mobile Tech Must Be On Copenhagen Agenda Says GSMA
Mobile technology must be a top priority at the UN talks, according to GSMA, but campaigners have warned that IT probably won't get the attention it deserves
Dell Wraps Netbooks in Panda-Friendly Bamboo
Bamboo packaging is sustainable, but Dell still faces criticism for delays in banning some toxic substances in its products
Smart Grids Increasingly Vulnerable To Cyber Attacks
In a new report released by McAfee, several noted security experts discussed the improving cyberwarfare capabilities of some countries and the risks facing critical infrastructures
Server Cool-Bags Could Cut Costs By 93 Percent
Technology developed by Iceotope, that wraps server components in synthetic modules of coolant, has been described by experts as "game changing"
HP Blade Centres Receive Density Boost
At the Supercomputing conference, HP shows off the latest of its double-density blade servers, the ProLiant BL2x220c G6 servers, which pack two Intel Xeon-based blades into the physical space of one
Sainsbury’s Goes Bananas For Fair Trade PC Donations
The retailer is donating retired PCs to Fair Trade Banana producers in Ecuador and health projects in Africa
UK Staff Oblivious To Company Green Strategy
Corporate carbon emissions are causing a great deal of confusion, with UK staff kidding themselves about the green credentials of their employers
Green Experts Pour Cold Water On Sweating IT Assets
The Green Grid's John Tuccillo and Zhal Limbuwala from the British Computer Society argue that consuming less IT and upgrading less frequently isn't necessarily the most sustainable approach
Green Grid and BCS Warn About “Risky” UK Carbon Rules
The Green Grid and BCS are teaming up to help companies adhere to new carbon regulations and to develop a data centre simulator tool
Copenhagen Summit Slammed For Ignoring IT
ICT is the best way to manage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say IT champions - who want it included in the UN's forthcoming COP15 summit
Green IT And More (Part I) – Gearing Up to Go Green
You can use IT to reduce your organisation's environmental impact while also bringing commercial benefits - in the first of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how.
UK Tightens Tech Recycling – While Toxic Waste Leaks To Africa
In the same week that the UK updated its electronics recycling laws, a Nigerian national has been questioned by police over the illegal export of waste technology
Green Start-Up Will Drill Into Energy Efficiency and Performance
Viridity is developing software designed to give IT administrators high visibility into the utilisation and energy consumption of their IT equipment and applications
IBM Developing Low-Emission Data Centres
IBM is working to deliver technology that it claims could lead to zero direct emission data centres, says an IBM researcher at the USENIX Large Installation System Administration conference