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Building an Energy-Efficient Data Center Using Virtualization Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Electrical power usage has always been a large and increasing cost of operating a data center.Over the last decade, as applications have grown more sophisticated and servers more powerful, digital data has grown at an exponential rate and the deployment of storage systems has proliferated. Add to ...

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Modular Liquid-Cooled Server Cuts Cooling Costs 93%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2009

A new computer server from Iceotope has modular liquid-cooled components which the company says can help cut a data center’s cooling costs by 93 percent.The product is geared toward companies that want to upgrade existing, traditional air-cooled data centers, which Iceotope says can consume ...

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Best-in-Class Manufacturers Cut Energy Use by 24%, Study Shows

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Best-in-class manufacturers typically reduce their energy consumption by 24 percent compared to laggard companies that increase their energy use by 6 percent, according to new benchmarking research from Aberdeen Group.Other findings reveal that best-in-class companies also reduce their emissions ...

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China: Secret Black Jails Hide Severe Rights Abuses

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 11/11/2009

(New York) - Since 2003, large numbers of Chinese citizens have been held incommunicado for days or months in secret, unlawful detention facilities known as "black jails" by state agents who violate detainees' rights with impunity, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released toda ...

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Spectrum Health, Fortune Data Centers Go for the LEED Gold

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/11/2009

Businesses across all sectors including health care, manufacturing and information technology (IT) are seeking the coveted LEED certification to ensure that their new buildings meet the highest of environmental standards. Some of the most recent LEED projects include Spectrum Health, Fortune Data ...

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