IBM helps Highmark with Green Data Center

IBM’s technologies and services are aimed at helping clients sharply reduce data center energy consumption. The data center is an area of information technology (IT) that can reap substantial and lasting benefits by using ‘greener’ technology. IBM’s analysis of Highmark’s data center included a data center energy efficiency assessment and a thermal analysis using IBM’s [...]

EU wants Data Centers to comply to CoC

My talk today at a dutch congress, was about security and compliance. Funny thing to see is the bewilderment of the public. This first initial nudge by the EU is a mere reminder that a very resounding governmental interventionism is definitely in the offing.
Compliance will come in many ways:

There will be strong focus on an [...]

Microsoft’s San Antonio Data Center goes live!

Microsoft Corp.’s most technologically advanced data center opens today in Westover Hills.
It’s a massive $550 million, 470,000-square-foot building that will contain thousands of computer servers, which will begin serving up e-mail, Web pages, pictures, software applications and videos to customers online.
“San Antonio is a key hub for Microsoft in its North American distribution system,” [...]

Microsoft’s San Antonio Data Center goes live!

Microsoft Corp.’s most technologically advanced data center opens today in Westover Hills.
It’s a massive $550 million, 470,000-square-foot building that will contain thousands of computer servers, which will begin serving up e-mail, Web pages, pictures, software applications and videos to customers online.
“San Antonio is a key hub for Microsoft in its North American distribution system,” [...]

Microsoft’s San Antonio Data Center goes live!

Microsoft Corp.’s most technologically advanced data center opens today in Westover Hills.
It’s a massive $550 million, 470,000-square-foot building that will contain thousands of computer servers, which will begin serving up e-mail, Web pages, pictures, software applications and videos to customers online.
“San Antonio is a key hub for Microsoft in its North American distribution system,” [...]

Microsoft’s San Antonio Data Center goes live!

Microsoft Corp.’s most technologically advanced data center opens today in Westover Hills.
It’s a massive $550 million, 470,000-square-foot building that will contain thousands of computer servers, which will begin serving up e-mail, Web pages, pictures, software applications and videos to customers online.
“San Antonio is a key hub for Microsoft in its North American distribution system,” [...]

We lied to you: Virtualization defeats the Green OS initiative

This is bound to spark of a huge discussion. Does that also makes hypervisors inefficient for CloudApps?
The hypervisors we tested from VMware (ESX 3.X), XenSource (Xen) and Microsoft’s Virtual Server (not Hyper-V, which wasn’t yet released) all prohibit the ability for the CPU/chip sets to reduce speed or go into “green mode” as long as [...]

IBM’s CSR dream to become reality in China

With the Hong Kong SAR Government seeking a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25 percent by 20301, local business leaders are under increased pressure from stakeholders to employ green initiatives. At the same time, CEOs are planning to increase their corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments by 25 percent over the next three years2 [...]

IBM’s CSR dream to become reality in China

With the Hong Kong SAR Government seeking a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25 percent by 20301, local business leaders are under increased pressure from stakeholders to employ green initiatives. At the same time, CEOs are planning to increase their corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments by 25 percent over the next three years2 [...]

IBM’s CSR dream to become reality in China

With the Hong Kong SAR Government seeking a reduction in energy intensity of at least 25 percent by 20301, local business leaders are under increased pressure from stakeholders to employ green initiatives. At the same time, CEOs are planning to increase their corporate social responsibility (CSR) investments by 25 percent over the next three years2 [...]