IBM.com has a new home. Big Blue's web site now resides in a huge new cloud computing data center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, where IBM is investing $362 million to build out more than 100,000 square feet of data center space.
The Green Grid said today that it will create free online tools, including a PUE calculator and power efficiency estimator. The group is also releasing new educational resources in conjunction with its annual technical forum.
Eight groups involved in the data center industry met last month and agreed on "guiding principles" for measuring energy efficiency in data centers using the Power Usage Effectiveness standard popularized by The Green Grid.