Green Grid Allies With Storage Networking Group
The Green Grid consortium and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) will work together to develop best practices for energy efficiency in storage networking, the groups said yesterday.
The Green Grid will work with SNIA and its Green Storage Initiative to develop and promote standards, measurement methods, processes and technologies to improve data center energy efficiencies. SNIA will use its expertise in networked storage and membership (over 400 member companies and 7,000 individual members) to work with The Green Grid on best storage practices for achieving more efficient storage infrastructures, including more efficient storage networking technologies.
"Within the IT industry, there are a number of professionals who are responsible for data center functionality – from CIOs and IT managers, to heating and cooling experts," said Mark Monroe, director of The Green Grid. "It is imperative that we look at the energy efficiency issue from a single, united point of view. Together we can leverage each other's core expertise and areas of focus to deliver a holistic and complete approach for an energy efficient data center."
"Addressing the challenges associated with energy efficiency and green computing will require collaboration across all IT areas, including the storage industry" said Vincent Franceschini, chair of the SNIA. "The Green Grid is a key industry organization for improving energy efficiency within data centers and business computing ecosystems."
The Green Grid also provided additional information about its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Green Grid and the EPA formalized their MOU in a signing ceremony held Monday in Washington, D.C.
As an initial step The Green Grid and the EPA will identify an existing small EPA computer/server room as a target for an energy efficiency showcase, and execute a public project demonstrating the approach and benefits of optimization. The results will be shared with other governmental agencies, industry stakeholders and the private sector.
"The goal of the agreement between the EPA and The Green Grid is to build further collaboration between the private and public sectors, and to set an example by improving energy efficiency in federal government computer facilities," said Roger Tipley, director of The Green Grid. "The Green Grid will play a key role in this project by providing a team of technical experts who will perform the assessment and direct strategies and techniques for maximizing energy efficiency."
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By Rich Miller 
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