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Greenpeace Seeks Data Center Energy Disclosure
April 21st, 2011 : Rich Miller
Greenpeace International this week broadened its focus on the environmental impact of data centers, releasing a report that profiles the energy usage of the facilities powering 10 major Internet services. The group called on the largest players in IT to disclose more information about the energy use in their data centers.
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Roundup: Earth Day in the Hosting Realm
April 20th, 2011 : John RathEarth Day 2011 is this Friday, April 22 and there have been a number of data center and hosting-related events, announcements and news releases tied to the annual environmental awareness day. Read More
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Greenpeace: Facebook’s Solar Use ‘Encouraging’
April 18th, 2011 : Rich MillerGreenpeace International today commended Facebook for its use of on-site solar panels to supplement utility power at its new data center in Prineville, Oregon. The positive comments followed a year of critiques of Facebook over its power sourcing to support its huge new Oregon data center. Read More
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Vineyard Project Targets Colorado Springs
April 18th, 2011 : Rich MillerThe developers of Vineyard Data Center are seeking to establish Colorado Springs as a market for data centers than can offer both scale and sustainability - in the form of a 50-megawatt biomass facility. Read More
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New HP Data Center Will Test Green Technology
March 30th, 2011 : Rich MillerHP is unveiling a new facility today in Fort Collins, Colorado that will double as a working data center and a testbed for researching the most efficient and sustainable approaches for operating data centers. Read More
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PUE: Time to Start Grading on the Curve?
March 30th, 2011 : Rich MillerAs ultra-low PUE ratings abound, how do you make the best use of the metric in building and operating a data center? Yahoo's Scott Noteboom says he favors grading on the curve - the sloping curve as PUE readings gradually improve as the data center moves toward full utilization. Read More
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FedEx Opens Colorado Springs Data Center
February 17th, 2011 : John RathFedEx (FDX) announced the grand opening of its first environmentally sustainable data center, located in in the Northgate business park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Read More
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Roundup: Hardcore, Internap, Platform, Telecity
January 31st, 2011 : John RathSun co-founder Scott McNealy to advise "liquid blade" maker Hardcore Computer, Internap CDN delivers content for Sundance Festival, new cloud management release by Platform Computing, Telecity honored for green Paris data center. Read More
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Mark Monroe Takes Helm at The Green Grid
January 26th, 2011 : Rich MillerData center veteran Mark Monroe has been named the new executive director of The Green Grid, the industry group focused on helping data center operators improve the energy efficiency of their IT infrastructure. Read More
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