carbon in comment and analysis
Time to green-light sustainable IT
Comment For example, reducing the organisation's travel carbon footprint and costs by investing in high-definition telepresence capabilities reduces the effect on the physical world but increases the need for equipment and bandwidth in the data centre. [17 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment Investors and consumers are demanding reductions in carbon footprints and employees are asking for more time with their family and less spent in transit. Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. [30 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.05.08
Round-Up It is technically innovative, self-balancing, carbon-free and ideal for travelling distances of two to five miles - journeys that people usually now take by car. Green IT in-action: the government wants to reduce its carbon footprint massively by... [23 May 2008]
'Green' technology can't save us from ourselves
Comment A is for AbroadB is for BladesC is for Carbon footprintD is for Data centresE is for Energy sourcesF is for FreecycleG is for GovernmentH is for HomeworkingI is for Ice capsJ is for Jobs (Steve) K is for KilowattsL is for LandfillM is for MercuryN... [28 Apr 2008]
Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities
Comment One new issue high among CIO priorities this year is green IT and the need to reduce the power consumption and carbon footprint of IT operations, while web 2.0, software as a service and service-oriented architecture also make it onto the list. [18 Apr 2008]
IT must be called to account over emissions
Comment A is for AbroadB is for BladesC is for Carbon footprintD is for Data centresE is for Energy sourcesF is for FreecycleG is for GovernmentH is for HomeworkingI is for Ice capsJ is for Jobs (Steve) K is for KilowattsL is for LandfillM is for MercuryN... [07 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... green carrots, cloud nine chats, open source ponderings …
Comment If the situation was so serious that 'green carrots' are actually needed for anyone, then even our politicians with their rather loose grip on reality, might have done something a little more productive to save the planet than introduce a carbon tax. [27 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Tech history repeats itself
Comment This morning I was talking to an industry leader in the USA about recruiting young people and he grumbled that they didn't even know what 'cc' (carbon copy) and 'bcc' (blind carbon copy) meant. Just for fun I decided to conduct an experiment and... [25 Feb 2008]
Q&A: Pen Hadow, explorer
Comment The focus of the survey is on a region whose change in response to global warming is greater than anywhere else on earth and is accelerating and therefore offers us the most powerful indicator of what is likely to happen - or is happening and what... [21 Jan 2008]
Virtualisation cuts carbon and servers
Comment Nevertheless, the saving in kilowatt hours gives companies a useful starting point for a conversation with its energy provider over carbon emissions - and that's something that will be of interest to anyone concerned with corporate social... [21 Dec 2007]
Why must IT go green?
Comment A carbon levy on utility bills in the UK adds further to the rise in fuel costs. Many UK and EU regulations and campaigns demand greener businesses: the ethical disposal of equipment under the WEEE directive, transparency on companies' carbon... [03 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... in defence of Leopard, trash talk, iWant iPhone, lost data...
Comment Now they are using this years silly soundbite for all crap policies to claim that chipping bins will 'reduce the carbon footprint' and 'combat climate change'.it will just waste money by putting a worthless chip into a bin so they can charge... [08 Nov 2007]
Getting more out of the net
Comment Furthermore, carbon-neutral co-location providers are starting to emerge, such as Centrinet's Smartbunker in Lincolnshire UK, which claims to be powered solely by wind. For many businesses, the internet is now their main wide area network resource. [02 Nov 2007]
The greening of IT: Do it yourself
Comment Electricity-hogging data centres may attract the environmentalists' ire but the humble office has a lot to answer for in terms of carbon emissions, says Futurity Media's Stewart Baines. About 50 per cent of IT's carbon footprint is generated by the... [02 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... MS vs open source, wi-fi risks, being green...
Comment The carbon budget is coming. Carbon footprints What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [18 Oct 2007]
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