IBM has unveiled a £45m
green datacentre expansion in Boulder, Colorado, to help reduce
the
carbon footprint of its customers and its own
operations.
Big Blue is extending the Boulder site by an additional 80,000
square feet as part of its recently announced
Project Big
Green strategy to reduce emissions.
IBM plans to install high density computing systems using
virtualisation technology, along with its Cool Blue portfolio
of energy efficient power and cooling technologies.
These technologies, in conjunction with energy efficient design
and construction, will allow IBM to reduce its overall carbon
footprint compared to standard datacentres, and lessen the impact
on the environment, said the firm.
Both the State of Colorado and the City of Boulder are
contributing to the cost of the new datacentre space, which will
create a number of new jobs as well as tie in with the authorities’
green targets.
IBM said new customers will be supported at the new facilities
from April 2008.
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