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- News to know: Google; AMD; Desktop Linux; green it; Psystar
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google delivers; Maybe paid clicks weren't such a big deal Charles Cooper: Google settles a score with ComScore Techmeme AMD posts loss; sees seasonally down quarter ahead Sixth straight quarterly loss for AMD...
- Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Green IT, SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Desktop Linux, Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Open Source, Web Services, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Hitachi tests its own green it theories with new data center project
- Hitachi Group is celebrating Earth Day with the groundbreaking of an expansion to its data center in Yokohama, Japan. The new wing boasts technology advances that are part of the massive technology company's CoolCenter50 project. It also plays into the company's corporatewide Harmonious Green Plan, which calls...
- Tags: Data Center, Theory, Hitachi Ltd., Green IT, Hitachi Group, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Carbon management dashboards and SOA's uncertain role in green it
- There's been plenty of discussion about 'Green IT' over the past year, but, as far as I can tell, there has been little discussion about SOA's role in all this. It can be assumed that as data centers are consolidated and streamlined, SOA methodologies will be employed to play some...
- Tags: Green IT, Dashboard, SOA, Carbon Credit, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Greenpeace rates tech giants for green it creds: Sony Ericsson leads, Dell and Lenovo top PC makers
- Greenpeace has issued its latest report rating the giants in the consumer electronics and personal computer business on the green-ness of their products. Things that get considered included mobile phones, TVs, personal computers and game consoles but not servers (which explains why Cisco or IBM aren't on this list, although...
- Tags: Greenpeace, Dell Computer Corp., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Lenovo Group Ltd., Green IT, News, Leadership, Games, Management, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- Are green it services the new Y2K boondoogle?
- Are green IT services the new Y2K boondoogle?I think it should be spelled"boondoggle"You are sure right!Thanks. Not even the editors caught that!
- Tags: Green IT, Y2K
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- Are green it services the new Y2K boondoggle?
- This one is for you erstwhile VARs, systems integrators and IT services companies who have been wondering how the green technology movement may affect your future. Or for those of you who have been non-believers. The good news is that Forrester Research is predicting that the...
- Tags: Y2K, IT Services, Information Technology, Green IT, News, Forrester Research Inc., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Managed services should get a boost from the green it movement
- Are managed services aka outsourcing a solution to the green IT imperative? Think about the various green IT strategies that are taking hold and many of the best answers come down to automation and better proactive management. For example, that patch management solution...
- Tags: Managed Services, Green IT, It Services, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- The ulterior green it motive: Extend PC lifecycles
- The ulterior green IT motive: Extend PC lifecyclesA dual core would last a typical user 5 years, easily...I know users who have ancient single core systems for 8+ years but wanted the new gadgets and tools.My quad core system will last a while indeed. Once I go 64-bit (that's...
- Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, PC, Extend PC, Extend PC lifecycle, ulterior green IT motive, green IT motive, Green IT
- Discussion threads 2008-01-26
- green it becoming more fashionable
- An October Forrester survey, "Green Progress in Enterprise IT" ($279), found that 38 percent of respondents were applying environmental criteria in evaluating products, compared with 25 percent in an April survey. The survey was based on responses from 130 enterprise IT professionals at North American and European companies. ...
- Tags: Green IT, Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Making green it a Reality: Customer Perspectives on the Impact of Storage Vendor Decisions on Power, Cooling, & Space in Enterprise Data Centers
- "Green IT" is a popular concept today, as data centers worldwide face rising costs for power, cooling, and space and companies strive to meet public demand for improved environmental stewardship. Many IT organizations, however, are just starting to understand the influence that their IT purchase decisions have on data center...
- Tags: Data Center, Network Appliance Inc., Green IT, NetApp, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- BriefingsDirect SOA Insights analysts examine 'Microsoft-Oriented Architecture' and evaluate SOA's role in 'green it'
- Read a full transcript. The latest BriefingsDirect SOA Insights Edition, Vol. 27, provides a roundtable discussion and dissection of Services Oriented Architecture SOA-related news and events with a panel of IT analysts and experts. Please join noted IT industry analysts and experts Jim Kobielus,...
- Tags: Green IT, SOA, Microsoft Corp., Modeling, Green, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- Forrester's prescription for green it
- There's a new report out of Forrester Research with some practical tips for CIOs who have been drafted with crafting a green IT agenda (or, who want to get a jump on this proactively). Forrester suggests there are four overriding goals that IT organizations should consider in...
- Tags: Information Technology, Green IT, Bottom Line, Forrester Research Inc., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- News to know: Installing Leopard; Google; green it; BEA
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The Leopard has landed: The Mac OS X 10.5 upgrade process. Gallery: Installing Leopard. Robin Harris: Back up before Leopard upgrade! David Morgenstern: Mac OS X Leopard installation as a spiritual practice. Dana Gardner: I got bitten by the Apple Leopard blue screen...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, BEA Systems Inc., Green IT, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating Systems, Data Centers, Desktops, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Storage, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- Creating a green it action plan
- Creating a green IT action planVery nice Dano Dell streaming desktop clients,o Citrix Xensource Enterprise Editiono HP Neoware Thin Client company acquisitiono VMware VDI initiativeSeems like some kind trend. ;)
- Tags: Green IT, action plan
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Creating a green it action plan
- Tapping into the green meme, Forrester analyst Christopher Mines has developed an action plan for CIOs for implementing green IT principles. According to Mines's report ($379 US) , green mandates are funded by multiple motives--saving money (reduce energy spend, improve IT equipment utilization, benefit from tax breaks), enhancing public perception...
- Tags: Green Technology, Green IT, Action Plan, Corporate Social Responsibility, Taxes, Free Trade, Leadership, Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- News to know: BEA bid, Green Friday, Windows Live events
- Notable headlines: Dana Gardner: Oracle makes its move to acquire BEA George Ou: Green IT will get zero traction until IT pays the electric bill Harry Fuller: Greening your datacenter, what's it worth? New climate change report in November will...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, BEA Systems Inc., Dana Gardner, Green IT, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-10-12
- green it will get zero traction until IT pays the electric bill
- Green IT will get zero traction until IT pays the electric billIt really depends on the applicationLCDs are a greener solution that have made a difference at many workplaces. People don't think of them being a "green" solution. However, they are a greener solution than CRTs. Green...
- Tags: Strategy, Green IT, information technology, IT Pay, power bill
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
- green it will get zero traction until IT pays the electric bill
- There's a lot of talk lately about Green Computing in IT circles Larry Dignan even points out that there may be some fatigue setting in because "Green" has become a lucrative marketing term. I spend a lot of time talking about energy efficient computing but there are times I feel...
- Tags: Information Technology, Green IT, Strategy, Management, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- 'green it': are we missing the bigger picture?
- 'Green IT': are we missing the bigger picture?RE: Green IT': are we missing the bigger picture?courtesy: cjm LTWhy should anyone feel defensive about "being cheap?" America and Americans are in debt to the eyeballs and have no savings because we spend the money as fast as we get it and...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, computer hardware, GNU/Linux, fossil fuel, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Green IT, greenhouse gas
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
- 'green it': are we missing the bigger picture?
- ZDNet colleague Larry Dignan, reporting from Gartner IT Symposium, says too much is being made of "Green IT," and IT managers he has spoken with even say it may be a bogus issue generated by vendors and consultants. Before we attack IT for depleting our energy supplies,...
- Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Green IT, E-business, Data Centers, Web Technology, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
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