Far from being green, IT equipment such as desktop PCs and
servers running in datacentres, are contributing to global warming.
They are putting massive demands on the electricity grid.
Worldwide, the cost of electricity is going up, and while some
businesses may have the option to relocate their datacentres to
areas where there is a cheap and abundant electricity supply, many
more will not have that option. Listen to Cliff Saran's interview
with Andrew Fanara from the US Environmental Protection Agency on
the Energy Star programme for datacentre energy efficiency.
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