News
Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT
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September 24, 2010
24
Sep'10
London data centre space most attractive in Europe
The well-connected, high-density data centre space of London remains very attractive to Europe; plus more daily news.
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September 23, 2010
23
Sep'10
Viglen achieves certification for green computing
Viglen has achieved Environmental Management Systems ISO-140001 certification for its efforts in improving environmental performance; plus more daily news.
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September 06, 2010
06
Sep'10
Reach Internet moves in with UKSolutions
UKSolutions has announced that online training provider Reach Internet has moved its in-house data provision to the company's Studley data centre; plus more daily news.
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August 19, 2010
19
Aug'10
UK businesses failing on EU data centre energy rules
Consultancy on365 warns that UK businesses are vulnerable to financial penalties and rising energy costs based on an EU directive; plus more daily news.
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August 04, 2010
04
Aug'10
Energy statement to Parliament may drive UK data centres offshore
A recent statement by Energy Secretary Chris Huhne to Parliament may drive data centres away from UK shores, according to a data centre company; plus more daily news.
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July 21, 2010
21
Jul'10
Uptime Institute unveils Accredited Tier Specialist course for IT managers
Uptime's new offer follows on from the Institute's Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) course; plus more daily news.
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July 02, 2010
02
Jul'10
Blue Chip cuts ribbons on UK 'Eco' data centre
Blue Chip has unveiled its UK 'Eco' data centre, designed to use half the energy of data centre facilities of a similar size; plus more daily news.
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June 28, 2010
28
Jun'10
Red Hat and Cisco integrate Enterprise Virtualisation and VN-Link
Looking to simplify data centre deployments, Red Hat and Cisco will integrate virtual technologies; plus more daily news.
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January 29, 2010
29
Jan'10
Data centre cooling management on a budget
Vinyl sheeting and a trip to the local blacksmith are two of the ways data centre managers are thinking outside the box when it comes to hot and cold air aisle containment methods.
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January 29, 2010
29
Jan'10
VMware earnings strong, but profit takes a hit: News Roundup
VMware profits fall 49% from Q4 of 2008; Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust to save big with desktop virtualisation; and other news of the week.
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January 15, 2010
15
Jan'10
VMware launches GO service aimed at SMEs: News Roundup
HP and Microsoft join forces on cloud computing; IBM swoops in for Panasonic cloud collaboration; and other news of the week.
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December 21, 2009
21
Dec'09
Green IT: How far is the Indian corporate ready to go?
A survey by the SearchDataCenter.in team discloses that CIOs may display enthusiasm about going green, but do not necessarily dip into their pockets.
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December 04, 2009
04
Dec'09
EU Code of Conduct adoption slow in U.K: News roundup
A survey shows 12% of U.K. companies have adopted EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency; Sun releases VirtualBox 3.1; and other news.
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December 04, 2009
04
Dec'09
Free cooling: Is it a viable option for Indian enterprises?
Free cooling leverages ambient temperatures to reduce data center power consumption. How practical is a free cooling setup in an Indian data center?
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November 13, 2009
13
Nov'09
Royal London saves with IBM mainframe server replacement
Royal London Group replaced its outdated IBM mainframe system with a new z10 mainframe environment and cut three double-decker buses worth of CO2 a year from its IT footprint.
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November 13, 2009
13
Nov'09
VMware unveils VMware View 4: News roundup
VMware unveils VMware View 4; Citrix verifies 10,000 products for XenDesktop 4; and more news of the week.
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November 11, 2009
11
Nov'09
Top questions to ask when considering a data centre relocation
When relocating a data centre to a larger facility, IT managers should keep these top questions in mind, according to Philip Lydford, Chief Executive of e-shelter U.K.
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November 06, 2009
06
Nov'09
Financial firm pumps up VM density, lowers power consumption
Finance firm Demica increased its number of VMs per unit without increasing its space and energy consumption, with the help of virtualisation consultancy 360IS.
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October 20, 2009
20
Oct'09
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 released and more news of the week
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2 released; University of Arts selects A10 Networks for Web services; tailored carbon footprint tool available through nlyte Software; and more.
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October 20, 2009
20
Oct'09
Will Digital Britain and CRC objectives slow U.K. data centre growth?
Objectives for IT energy-efficiency in the Digital Britain report and the Carbon Reduction Commitment have raised questions about future data centre growth in the U.K. In this Q&A, Digital Realty Trust CTO Jim Smith talks about how the new ...
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October 14, 2009
14
Oct'09
VMware server consolidation saves London borough thousands
By consolidating servers with VMware, the London Borough of Hillingdon has saved thousands in power, hardware and IT personnel costs.
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October 09, 2009
09
Oct'09
New Dell UPS system measures in watts
Dell recently launched uninterruptible power supply systems rated in watts for IT managers who struggle with UPS systems rated in volt/amps. But will Dell's approach cause confusion in the market?
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September 17, 2009
17
Sep'09
Economic pressure driving move to server virtualisation
Server virtualisation and cloud computing are among the cost-cutting strategies that large organisations are considering, according to a survey by Coleman-Parkes Research.
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September 11, 2009
11
Sep'09
Hosting company employs CFD models to improve power and cooling
Data centre hosting company Star found that computational fluid dynamics models improved its power and cooling design, translating into savings for customers.
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September 04, 2009
04
Sep'09
Bunker2 data centre addresses growth, green needs
The Bunker2 is designed for growing data centre needs as well as environmental demands.
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August 04, 2009
04
Aug'09
2020Media offers 'green' hosting-- including servers
Hosting provider 2020Media promises customers green data centre options -- low-power servers, Hyper-V virtual servers and colocation -- at low cost.
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July 31, 2009
31
Jul'09
Power-saving innovations could spread from desktop to data centres
In many companies, users leave their PCs on overnight, consuming data centre electricity unnecessarily. But new products aim to flick the switch on this problem.
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July 22, 2009
22
Jul'09
Green data center design at Wipro Infotech
A tier 3 data center can run on green technologies, as Wipro Infotech demonstrates effectively with its Greater Noida enterprise data center.
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July 21, 2009
21
Jul'09
E-shelter builds secure data centre in green belt
Hosting company e-shelter got planning permission to build a data centre in a green belt area by meeting stringent environmental standards and educating the local council on data centre construction.
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July 21, 2009
21
Jul'09
Free air cooling helps Telco with green data centre
After running out of power in London, Kingston Communications converted an old site in Bristol into a green data centre.
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July 20, 2009
20
Jul'09
Telehouse data centre to heat Docklands neighbourhood
Telehouse Europe is building a large data centre in energy-constrained Docklands, receiving the planning permission on the condition that it help heat the neighbourhood.
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July 20, 2009
20
Jul'09
Study says recession should spur green IT initiatives
Green IT and other energy-saving projects with a hard ROI should be easier to push through in the recession, according to Datamonitor study.