efficiency and consumption in news
Cern IT gets new home as servers suck grid dry
News We are constantly trying to get the same computing power for the same energy consumption. Jouanigot said: "The biggest problem that we have is power and computer efficiency. The lab... [06 Oct 2008]
Intel gives vPro 'one button techies' makeover
News Tube Lines is also a vPro user, reporting a 30 to 40 per cent cut in energy consumption on the back of the technology's remote power management technology, which allows tech teams to govern when a fleet of PCs is... [22 Sep 2008]
Dell hits carbon neutral target
News Dell has invested $3bn annually into green energy and its consumption of green energy has increased almost tenfold to 116 million kWh in four years. The target was met through improved energy... [06 Aug 2008]
Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News The Cabinet Office's Greening Government ICT report states energy consumption on the government estate has not been falling as much as expected, and IT is identified as a "certain contributor" - being... [17 Jul 2008]
Super scanners at UK airports
News It will look to use green technology in lighting efficiency and water consumption in new buildings, building on measures such as using rain and grey water recycling at... [09 Jul 2008]
Google: Server efficiency needs different approach
News Chipmakers have been applying lessons learned in mobile computing to servers in an effort to increase efficiency by lowering power consumption. Luis Barroso, a Google engineer who closely studies the... [25 Jun 2008]
BT to cut CO2 emissions by 80 per cent
News By March next year the company will upgrade 90 data centres worldwide, about 25 of which are in the UK, cutting power consumption by 60 per cent using fresh air cooling and AC-DC power conversion. It... [03 Jun 2008]
Power down PCs to save millions, gov't told
News NightWatchman automatically shuts PCs down during non-working hours and can monitor daily PC power consumption and carbon emissions. The OGC is the Treasury office responsible for... [22 May 2008]
EC backs tech for green future
News The Commission feels three areas should be focused on in this work: energy generation and distribution; monitoring of energy consumption in buildings; and moving to more energy efficient... [15 May 2008]
CIOs are driving the green agenda
News Fahy said the drive for efficiency at Lehman Brothers has meant the company has shifted to charging for internal services based on consumption - by calculating how much resource is required to run... [01 May 2008]
Bank admits rising leccy bills on 'green' data centre
News Killey, who oversees the development and construction of new facilities for the banking group, said the rising energy consumption of the group's IT equipment was down to the efficiency... [14 Apr 2008]
Green carrots needed for IT chiefs
News There needs to be greater incentives for tech departments to become greener by reducing their overall energy consumption and carbon footprint. And yet the way IT is managed doesn't... [19 Mar 2008]
New mobile masts to be drastically reduced
News Kremling added that were also environmental considerations regarding base stations, as 80 per cent of energy consumption within the mobile industry is "caused by the radio network". Akhavan explained that the... [07 Mar 2008]
IT departments told - must get greener
News Speaking at the Carbon Footprint IT Summit in London this week, Sun commercial director, UK and Ireland, Sue Wilkinson, said it was time IT departments started to take a serious interest in the energy... [29 Nov 2007]
IBM turning green over data centres
News The computing giant has detailed a programme - starting in the US - that will let companies earn energy-efficient certificates, which are awarded after a company undertakes a project to lower its data centre power... [02 Nov 2007]
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