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"Security and energy-efficiency as benefits of moving to Vista?"
Talkback Security is still a problem for M$ vista and IT departments have to undergo training to learn the new system, plus new hardware to run the system. Add all this up and you end up spending thousands more per user, and adding more IT personnel.
About: Vista licensing gives Macs fresh appeal
[July 18, 2007, 13:57 by ator1940]
Enery efficiency needs to take everything into account
Talkback Of course, in principle this is a good idea but it's also important that, when calculating energy efficiency, everything is taken into account. It all takes energy. In a data centre, fewer people can manage more computers, which also reduces costs...
About: Researchers devise energy-aware internet routing
[August 20, 2009, 9:56 by manek]
A case of a little less conversation?
Blog I think it's heartening that IT managers are thinking about the environmental impact of technology -- and the board about the obvious business case for increased energy efficiency. However, according to IT Week: "The vast majority of IT chiefs...
[November 21, 2006, 16:28 in News Blog by Tom Espiner]
A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed.
Talkback Reduce and or eliminates the tax on implementing energy efficiency, eliminate increase in Real estate Taxes for energy efficiency improvement). A more efficient and cost effective renewable energy system is needed.
About: IBM uses liquid metal to boost solar-cell efficiency
[May 20, 2008, 13:48 by jaydraiman]
Efficiency is key at Data Centre World
Blog But talking to organisers and attendees it was not difficult to get the sense that “efficiency” was the keyword, and energy efficiency was the driver as long as it meant saving money. Power and energy savings and green IT in its own right are all...
[February 24, 2009, 16:34 in Uptime by Colin Barker]
Easynet's green Rally cry
Blog The latest example of financial frugality dressed in the green robes of energy efficiency comes courtesy of managed network provide Easynet. Easynet boasts that the new hardware will “increase IT utilisation to 85% whilst boosting energy efficiency...
[January 28, 2008, 14:42 in News Blog by Andrew Donoghue]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog What I think about that is mostly unprintable: put up the results of your company's last energy audit, together with the resultant moves to increase efficiency and reduce waste, and I'll be impressed.
[October 20, 2006, 19:20 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
EC calls for IT help in the energy battle
Blog Many data centres operators are simply not aware of the financial, environmental and infrastructure benefits to be gained from improving the energy efficiency of their facilities,” the Commission said in its discussion document, ‘Code of Conduct...
[November 20, 2008, 16:54 in News Blog by Colin Barker]
Keep your code clean to make it green
Blog Essentially, I am asking: should developers care about efficiency in code creation from a processing time (and therefore energy consumption perspective) on top of their normal considerations i.e.just building a great app.
[November 21, 2008, 8:16 in by Adrian Bridgwater]
Is Dell being paid to be green?
Blog We’re also exploring ways to drive additional awareness of energy efficiency through customer empowerment and engagement initiatives. Our goal is to avoid the capital cost of building new power plants," said Greg Whiting, manager for energy...
[June 27, 2008, 16:34 in News Blog by Andrew Donoghue]
How green is your data centre?
Blog In a blog entitled Data Center Efficiency Measurements, Google has measured the energy input at the power utility end of its data centre facilities and compared it to the useful work produced by the computers inside.
[July 30, 2009, 16:59 in Uptime by manek]
Green light produces purple - no, red! - faces
Blog So they'll need ten watts of energy to create the same light as that forty-watt bulb they're replacing - and ten watts of energy for four hours? And where does that energy come from? The potential energy in a mass under gravity is given by Pe = m x...
[February 20, 2008, 12:58 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
Energy company promises millions to customers for virtualization
Blog Nothing is as good as increased energy efficiency. Something I thouught I'd never do at VM World, bring on Roland Risser, the director of Energy Conservation at Pacific Gas and Electric" He's announcing the first power company centre for energy...
[November 7, 2006, 16:06 in News Blog by Rupert Goodwins]
Inside Intel's Pentium M/Centrino
Talkback No, Centrino just means that energy efficiency features are integrated with standard wireless connectivity. You would still need an access point and a service provider to use the net.
About: Inside Intel's Pentium M/Centrino
[January 27, 2005, 3:46]
So it would seem...
Talkback That hopefully over the next 3 years we are finally going to be moving into unified hardware and software formats as well as better energy efficiency and smaller form factors all round, not to mention also this being coupled with migration into...
About: Intel shifts focus as tech moves beyond the PC
[September 26, 2009, 2:54 by CA]
10W is better than a typical PC, I suppose
Talkback I don't know if the issue of energy efficiency was even considered. But I haven't seen any power-consumption figures at all for any device running MS Home Server yet.
About: Gates wants a server in every home
[January 15, 2007, 13:40 by Chris Rankin]
Visions of China
Blog Tons of 45nm - mobile, desktop, server, quadcore, dualcore, bigger caches, faster buses, better energy efficiency. IDF Beijing: what silicon prawns are going to be sizzling on the platter of publicity(*)?
[April 12, 2007, 18:31 in Rupert's Diary by Rupert Goodwins]
How significant are ShoreTel’s claims about the ‘hard’ benefits of its UC s
Blog ShoreTel’s promotion of the energy efficiency of its solution provides an interesting example of a UC provider trying to address that need. These tests were then used as the basis for projections of the typical energy consumption of ShoreTel’s UC...
[November 3, 2008, 9:03 in unified communications by Inrich Consulting]
SAP and Intel team up for research
Blog The partnership will focus on topics including energy efficient ICT implementations, new computing architectures, and ICT enabling energy efficiency. SAP and Intel Labs announced plans on Monday to enter into a strategic research collaboration into...
[October 20, 2009, 17:35 in News Blog by Carly Newman]
EU says ICT is key to cutting carbon emissions
Blog As part of its effort to combat climate change, the European Commission today announced that it would promote the use of ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) to improve energy efficiency throughout the economy, starting with buildings...
[May 13, 2008, 13:04 in News Blog by Andrew Donoghue]
