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Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.