energy costs
Virtualisation: Real-life tales of how to get it right
Comment I think there is a little more complexity and detail to it now than people just saying, 'Let's just go and call in our favourite virtualisation vendor, buy a set of new blades, install them and we'll make a 16 to 1 saving on... [20 Nov 2009]
Server Workload Analysis for Power Minimization Using Consolidation
White Paper Server consolidation has emerged as a promising technique to reduce the energy costs of a data center. In this work, the author presents the first detailed analysis of an enterprise server workload from... [12 Nov 2009]
The Case for Thermoelectrics in the Data Center: A New Approach and Use of an Old Science
White Paper Over the past several years' corporate enterprises and the Information Technology (IT) industry in general have increased their awareness relating to the "Greening" of the data center or the "Greening of IT" for the main purpose of... [11 Nov 2009]
SAP - Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers
White Paper However, to date, many of the gains have been illusory due to high server costs, lack of effective virtualization and management, and inefficiencies that make it expensive to power and cool these consolidated systems [10 Nov 2009]
Keeping IT green in tough times
News This could involve introducing PC power management software - a relatively small technology implementation that could result in substantial savings on energy bills as well as a significant reduction in... [22 Oct 2009]
Going green: A guide for CIOs
Comment It was popular for a variety of reasons: fluctuating energy costs, legislative mandate and social responsibility, to name a few. Most organisations report only high-level green metrics, such as overall... [21 Oct 2009]
CIOs waste energy and budget as one in six servers go unused
News A separate study by researcher IDC found that because of rocketing energy prices it now costs more to power some servers than to buy them in the first place. IDC said that while the amount of... [19 Oct 2009]
Unlock Your Hidden Data Center
White Paper Kevin Smith, Enterprise Solutions Marketing Manager at Dell, explains why organizations need to consider energy use in their data center, reasons to "go green", as well as practical ways Dell technologies can help save... [15 Oct 2009]
Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd Reduces Server Footprint by 50 Percent and Energy Costs by 30 Percent
White Paper Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd (PARI) was experiencing strong business growth and wanted to move to a centralized IT platform to support its existing applications and future expansion, while maximizing resources and reducing... [02 Oct 2009]
IT Hosting Company Saves 30 Per Cent in Energy Costs by Investing in Complete Dell IT Infrastructure
White Paper Extrinsica Global wanted to reinforce customer service, reduce costs and support growth by moving from an outsourced IT infrastructure to a company-owned solution. Dell combined virtualized servers with direct attached... [02 Oct 2009]
Two Global Firms Save More Than $500,000 Through Virtualization and Volume Licensing
White Paper As a result, FranklinCovey Co.saved more than U.S.in hardware, licensing, and energy costs. Global training and consulting firm, FranklinCovey Co.and global retailer, FranklinCovey Products, took... [02 Oct 2009]
University Improves Performance, Provisioning; Cuts Costs With Virtualization
White Paper Using the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system with Hyper-V technology and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, UVV cut server provisioning from four weeks to several hours, reduced data center... [02 Oct 2009]
Making Large UPS Systems More Efficient
White Paper As energy resources become scarcer and more expensive, electrical efficiency is becoming a more important performance factor in the specification and selection of large UPS systems. Unfortunately, the people who specify... [01 Oct 2009]
TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Feature Overview (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter will also discuss data protection enhancements such as Bitlocker and Bitlocker To Go, core security improvements to help secure the desktop platform, and power efficiency improvements to reduce energy... [01 Oct 2009]
British Airways Makes Business-Critical Systems Unbreakable and Lowers Total Cost of Ownership
White Paper The challenge was to cut system management overhead, reduce hardware costs, and optimize data center efficiency to lower energy consumption. British Airways plc (BA) wanted to guarantee availability of... [01 Oct 2009]