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Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment According to Limbuwala, companies are increasingly realising that successful virtualisation is about more than just tackling a few servers and hoping to save hardware and electricity costs. Adoption rates of... [20 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Round-Up That way you can cut your electricity bill, trim your CO2 emissions and turn your team into a lean, mean IT machine into the bargain. Wheezing. Coughing and spluttering. Unable to complete basic tasks without falling over. [20 Nov 2009]
Outsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News Carr rose to prominence with the release of his book IT Doesn't Matter in 2003, in which he argued IT is destined to be delivered as a commodity service that is invisible to its users, similar to the way that homes and businesses receive... [19 Nov 2009]
Federal Guide to the Value of Encryption: Encryption From Check Point Can Reduce Recurring Financial Risks of Security Exposure by 90 Percent
White Paper The use of these solutions is transparent to users and provides a vital infrastructure service similar to electricity or gas. Encryption is a cyber security technology used to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and... [13 Nov 2009]
Guide to the ROI of Encryption: Data Security From Check Point Can Cut the Cost of Data Exposure Due to Lost Devices by 90 Percent
White Paper The use of these solutions is transparent to users and provides a vital infrastructure service similar to electricity or gas. Encryption is a cyber security technology used to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and... [13 Nov 2009]
Clear Skies Ahead: Cloud Computing and In-the-Cloud Security
White Paper Once this happens, the Internet will be as essential to daily activity as electricity is today. The difference between cloud computing and in-the-cloud security should be clear. It will be a couple of years before cloud... [13 Nov 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation
News Fewer physical servers mean a smaller electricity bill from the reduced amount of hardware and the fewer cooling systems needed - meaning virtualisation is good for the environment as it reduces the amount of carbon... [11 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Under the scheme, organisations which use more than roughly £500,000 of electricity per year (including hotel chains, large local authorities and supermarket chains) will have to purchase allowances equivalent to their... [29 Oct 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News It's never been easy being green, especially when it comes to electricity-hungry IT infrastructure. And in the midst of a recession, with cost cutting a priority, it's easy to let slide worthy targets such as becoming... [22 Oct 2009]
CIOs waste energy and budget as one in six servers go unused
News IDC said that while the amount of energy required to operate servers and datacentres declined slightly between 2007 and 2008 this was not enough to offset the spiralling energy costs, pushed up by increasing electricity... [19 Oct 2009]
Smart Metering - Enabling Greater Energy Efficiency
White Paper The electricity industry is one of the few industries where unconstrained demand is starting to be actively discouraged. Smart metering is increasingly being seen as a tool through which regulators and network operators... [02 Oct 2009]
The Economic Benefits of Smart Grids and the Role of Communications
White Paper While many familiar items may be considered, it is unlikely that electricity would be included or even contemplated in most cases. Of the many 'important' items essential to daily existence, few would come close to the... [02 Oct 2009]
Power Distributor Switches Server Infrastructure and Cuts Costs
White Paper Powerco is New Zealand's second largest electricity and gas distribution company, servicing approximately 410,000 consumers across the upper central and lower central North Island. Powerco had previously maintained both... [02 Oct 2009]
Electrical Efficiency Measurement for Data Centers
White Paper The unfortunate result is that most data centers waste substantial amounts of electricity. Data center electrical efficiency is rarely planned or managed. Today it is both possible and prudent to plan, measure, and... [01 Oct 2009]
Electricity Authority of Cyprus Reduces Customer Query Response Times From Two Hours to Minutes
White Paper The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) wanted to establish a new system to resolve customer queries more efficiently and improve the speed and accuracy of customer billing. The challenge was to reduce the time and... [01 Oct 2009]
