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Why green data centres are cool
19 Jan 2012
Why green data centres are cool
Advances in cooling technology making data centres more power-efficient. Is it about Mother Earth, or is it about the money?
Ovum: businesses still missing out on power savings
05 Jan 2012
Ovum: businesses still missing out on power savings
IT managers wrongly fear that PC power management solutions may disruptcore IT operations, says an industry analyst
Power-efficient servers could get a shot in the ARM
20 Dec 2011
Power-efficient servers could get a shot in the ARM
2012 will see more organizations taking a look at running servers powered by energy-saving ARM processors. But many aren't willing to give up x86 yet
Info-Tech seeks smartest and greenest IT
11 Mar 2011
Info-Tech seeks smartest and greenest IT
Research firm's quest encourages companies to share best technology practices through awards. How to nominate your firm
Extreme Data pushes 'zero carbon footprint' PC
18 Jan 2011
Extreme Data pushes 'zero carbon footprint' PC
A small company claims its new PC has a zero carbon footprint. Extreme Data says there's market for eco-friendly computers, but analysts are skeptical buyers will part from their tried-and-true brands
Vancouver to install Cisco power management
09 Sep 2010
Vancouver to install Cisco power management
The City of Vancouver plans to use Cisco Systems Inc.’s Network Building Mediator, along with Pulse Energy Inc.’s management software, to get a better handle on power use in city buildings. Analyst Jon Arnold offers his take
HP says prefab data centre cuts costs in half
09 Aug 2010
HP says prefab data centre cuts costs in half
The sheet-metal structures can be built in four to six months and are highly energy efficient, HP says. The company came up with the idea after talking with some of its large customers
How to migrate to Energy Efficient Ethernet
30 Jul 2010
How to migrate to Energy Efficient Ethernet
An expert says initially swapping out adapter cards and switching hardware will be involved. But as future standards link to it, more complex software and hardware changes may be necessary
Energy Efficient Ethernet being put to the test
12 Jul 2010
Energy Efficient Ethernet being put to the test
A university has begun interoperability testing of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet gear using the emerging 802.3az standard, expected to be finalized next year
Smart, green and Wow! Canada's best IT departments
17 Jun 2010
Smart, green and Wow! Canada's best IT departments
The winners of the four-month-long Quest for Canada’s Smartest & Greenest IT Departments are unveiled: Blue Mountain, Dufferin-Peel CDSB, Earth Rangers, Professional Engineers of Ontario, and Hospital for Sick Children
Power your smart phone with sunlight on the go
11 Jun 2010
Power your smart phone with sunlight on the go
IT HERO: Ottawa-based Kiwi Choice has developed an eco-friendly charger for handheld devices that uses sunlight, a USB port or car charger. No more disposable batteries for your smart phone, iPod or Nintendo
Suzuki to IT: Nature, not profit, is the bottom line
10 Jun 2010
Suzuki to IT: Nature, not profit, is the bottom line
As long as making a buck remains the IT industry’s fundamental bottom line “then we’re hooped,” said the vocal environmental activist. Suzuki’s message to the IT industry and what he thinks of Steve Jobs. WITH VIDEO
Meet the finalists: Canada’s Smartest IT
10 Jun 2010
Meet the finalists: Canada’s Smartest IT
The Quest for Canada’s Smartest IT, a program by Info-Tech Research Group, will announce winners for smartest and greenest IT companies on June 16. Meet the 10 finalists and find out what they are doing
The Green Issue
21 Apr 2010
The Green Issue
Experts tell us where we're making progress reducing IT’s environmental impact -- and where we’re not
Users lament state of Ethernet
26 Feb 2010
Users lament state of Ethernet
"The biggest, baddest switch you can buy today is still too small -- woefully too small," says an engineer at Facebook, which has warehouse-sized data centres. What the company wants is Instead it has to settle for 100G Ethernet now. Find out why it has to settle for 10G.
IBM will inch up heat in new data centre
05 Feb 2010
IBM will inch up heat in new data centre
Huge facility will rely on outside air for cooling for more than half the year. The company expects it will be among the most effecient data centres in the world
Data center density hits the wall
21 Jan 2010
Data center density hits the wall
There's a power crisis in the data centre: The latest servers use less power than previous models, but more can be crammed into a rack. Can the current infrastructure keep things cool?
GEO Foundation cuts desktop costs by $60K
12 Jan 2010
GEO Foundation cuts desktop costs by $60K
The Indianapolis.-based school management services provider has rolled out desktop and server virtualization and data storage technologies to tackle a computing infrastructure buckling at the knees. The IT challenges specific to the education sector
UBC saves $8 million, cuts paper waste by a quarter
07 Jan 2010
UBC saves $8 million, cuts paper waste by a quarter
With Xerox Canada’s help, the University of British Columbia has embarked upon a $40-million six-year initiative to revamp its printing services. Plus, SAS Institute shares the green IT message it evangelized at COP15, the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December
Get serious about green: David Suzuki
13 Nov 2009
Get serious about green: David Suzuki
At the Earth Friendly IT Event, hosted by Hitachi Data Systems, environmentalist David Suzuki said the IT sector will be forced to respond if businesses are made to pay a carbon tax. How placing a price on natural resources will change how businesses operate. WITH VIDEO
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