Comments on: Microsoft To Use Solar Panels in New Data Center http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Microsoft to Use Solar Power in Huge New Data Center - TechLookz http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Microsoft to Use Solar Power in Huge New Data Center - TechLookz Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:31:52 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-899 [...] Microsoft to Use Solar Power in Huge New Data Center Microsoft plans to install solar panels on the roof of its new Internet data center in San Antonio to provide renewable energy for some of the facility [...] Microsoft to Use Solar Power in Huge New Data Center Microsoft plans to install solar panels on the roof of its new Internet data center in San Antonio to provide renewable energy for some of the facility

]]> By: herbalist http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-845 herbalist Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:08:54 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-845 That is a symbolic gesture by a company whose policies are the exact opposite of "green". Microsoft could do far more for the environment by performing the following: 1, Get rid of that policy of planned obsolescence. Stop releasing operating systems that require people to replace perfectly functional hardware every few years because the new OSs don't run well on the older hardware. That policy alone is responsible for huge amounts of waste electronics, most of which contains lead, arsenic, and other toxic materials, the majority of which is not recycled. It's also responsible for the consumption of huge amounts of energy used in the production of that computer hardware, which will be obsolete in a couple of years. Computer technology advances fast enough on its own that this planned obsolescence policy to coerce people isn't needed. People will upgrade if MS releases something worth upgrading to or when the new technology demands it. 2, Stop making multi-gigabyte operating systems that consume large amounts of electric just to run the OS itself. In an era when cars are being downsized for the sake of economy, why are energy consuming electronics moving in the opposite direction? Microsoft needs to stop pretending to be concerned about the planet and being "green". A few kilowatts of solar panels won't make any difference to the planet. Getting rid of policies that are responsible for tons of toxic waste will. If Microsoft won't stop the planned obsolensence, then they should bear the entire cost of recycling all that "obsolete" hardware. Rick That is a symbolic gesture by a company whose policies are the exact opposite of “green”. Microsoft could do far more for the environment by performing the following:
1, Get rid of that policy of planned obsolescence. Stop releasing operating systems that require people to replace perfectly functional hardware every few years because the new OSs don’t run well on the older hardware. That policy alone is responsible for huge amounts of waste electronics, most of which contains lead, arsenic, and other toxic materials, the majority of which is not recycled. It’s also responsible for the consumption of huge amounts of energy used in the production of that computer hardware, which will be obsolete in a couple of years. Computer technology advances fast enough on its own that this planned obsolescence policy to coerce people isn’t needed. People will upgrade if MS releases something worth upgrading to or when the new technology demands it.

2, Stop making multi-gigabyte operating systems that consume large amounts of electric just to run the OS itself. In an era when cars are being downsized for the sake of economy, why are energy consuming electronics moving in the opposite direction?

Microsoft needs to stop pretending to be concerned about the planet and being “green”. A few kilowatts of solar panels won’t make any difference to the planet. Getting rid of policies that are responsible for tons of toxic waste will. If Microsoft won’t stop the planned obsolensence, then they should bear the entire cost of recycling all that “obsolete” hardware.
Rick

]]> By: Data center solar power: like a dusty, basement treadmill - Data center facilities pro http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-832 Data center solar power: like a dusty, basement treadmill - Data center facilities pro Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:03:22 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-832 [...] colleague sent over a link yesterday about Microsoft installing solar panels on its new San Antonio data center. Pretty neat, huh? Solar panels in the data center? I think so, too, except Microsoft isn’t [...] [...] colleague sent over a link yesterday about Microsoft installing solar panels on its new San Antonio data center. Pretty neat, huh? Solar panels in the data center? I think so, too, except Microsoft isn’t [...]

]]> By: Solar Panels going to be used to power up the new Microsoft Data Center | Tech Freek http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-831 Solar Panels going to be used to power up the new Microsoft Data Center | Tech Freek Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:37:36 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-831 [...] used in “utility scale” installations in the Mojave Desert with capacity of up to 500 megawatts Source Bookmark [...] [...] used in “utility scale” installations in the Mojave Desert with capacity of up to 500 megawatts Source Bookmark [...]

]]> By: Rise & Shine: September 25, 2008 | Eco Friendly Mag http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Rise & Shine: September 25, 2008 | Eco Friendly Mag Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:45:40 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-827 [...] Microsoft to Use Solar Panels in New Data Center Microsoft will install solar panels on the roof of its new data center in San Antonio and will use solar power to supplement the 50MW of capacity it has provisioned from local utility CPS Energy. [...] [...] Microsoft to Use Solar Panels in New Data Center Microsoft will install solar panels on the roof of its new data center in San Antonio and will use solar power to supplement the 50MW of capacity it has provisioned from local utility CPS Energy. [...]

]]> By: Microsoft to Use Solar Power in Huge New Data Center | The tech blog http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Microsoft to Use Solar Power in Huge New Data Center | The tech blog Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:55:01 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-826 [...] Link: Full story at Data Center Knowledge [...] [...] Link: Full story at Data Center Knowledge [...]

]]> By: Rise & Shine: September 25, 2008 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Rise & Shine: September 25, 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:21:08 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-820 [...] Microsoft to Use Solar Panels in New Data Center Microsoft will install solar panels on the roof of its new data center in San Antonio and will use solar power to supplement the 50MW of capacity it has provisioned from local utility CPS Energy. [...] [...] Microsoft to Use Solar Panels in New Data Center Microsoft will install solar panels on the roof of its new data center in San Antonio and will use solar power to supplement the 50MW of capacity it has provisioned from local utility CPS Energy. [...]

]]> By: Microsoft uses Solar Panels in San Antonio Internet Data Center http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/09/24/microsoft-uses-solar-panels-in-new-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Microsoft uses Solar Panels in San Antonio Internet Data Center Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:07:25 +0000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/?p=3278#comment-800 [...] Full Article [...] [...] Full Article [...]

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