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Six Guidelines for a Green Data Centre

Author: 
Tessa Goodwin
Posted Date: 
October 21, 2009
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The data centre is quickly being recognized as a problem area for IT departments’ sustainability plans. To combat this, many tools and tips are cropping up to help create a greener data centre. One recent article, Six Tips for Green (and Greenwash-Free) Data Center Storage, details how you can create a more sustainable data centre. The following are the six guidelines summarized:

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