data centre

 A new innovative system from IBM is up and running in Zurich and aims at improving data centre efficiency. The new system, Aquasar, uses special hot water-cooled IBM servers and consumes up to 40% less energy than comparable air-cooled servers. 

 FIT4Green is a European Union project focused on ICT optimization policies. A recent research project by the organization hopes to reduce data centre energy consumption by 20% without impacting existing performance.

Cloud computing is quickly becoming an efficent option for software. As managing an organization's carbon footprint is directly related to software, it's important to look for the most efficient and cost-effective ways for this measurement.

When considering how to create a green data centre, IT professionals often look for a set of guidelines or how-tos to get them started. The IT industry has yet to create any standards which would help these green efforts.

When considering how to create a green data centre, IT professionals often look for a set of guidelines or how-tos to get them started. The IT industry has yet to create any standards which would help these green efforts.

After much deliberation the US Envrionmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched Energy Star ratings for the data centre.

As of 2006, 1.5% of the US' energy usage was from data centres, prompting Energy Star to create the new program. The new program ranks data centres according to an EPA energy performance scale where the top 25% of data centres are awarded the logo.

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: