Intel tells data centre managers to turn up the heat
Wednesday, 04 January 2012 05:00
Green IT Staff
Intel is advising its customers to increase the temperature in their data centres, claiming that companies can save four percent in energy costs for every 1ºC they turn up the heat.
Greenpeace has ended a long-running campaign calling on Facebook to "unfriend coal" as a source of energy for its data centres after Facebook agreed to promote clean and renewable energy, the companies announced yesterday.
Green Grid: Modular data centres are more efficient
Thursday, 17 November 2011 23:00
Green IT Staff
Modular and prefabricated data centres are significantly cheaper and more energy-efficient than traditional site-constructed facilities, according to a new report from The Green Grid.
The Uptime Institute has launched its first Server Roundup Contest to encourage data centre operators to retire obsolete servers and reduce their energy consumption.
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