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Article - The Power to Go Green

Most top executives today seem to have the clear intent of going green in the energy utilization practices followed by the organizations they lead. Most of them seem to agree that adopting energy-efficient ways of running the business is worth the effort, as this study, in partnership with APC by Schneider, demonstrated. What varies is the measure of follow through.

Article - 10 Power Saving Myths Debunked

Is powering a server off and on bad for your system? Do solid-state drives reduce the amount of power that a laptop consumes? We disprove these legend and others, and go on to demonstrate how can you save power and money and what advice not to follow

 

Top Story - Forrester: PC Power Management Still Not Widespread in IT

Most IT professionals, according to a survey conducted by Forrester Research, aren't managing PC power use within their organizations, even as many companies look to cut costs because of the economic recession.

 

Top Story - New SPEC Tool Measures Server Power

At one time, the only thing that really mattered when benchmarking Web servers was performance. But performance as a sole measure of servers has gone the way of the muscle car-era and the Standard Performance Evaluation (SPEC) is changing its tools well.

 

Top Story - Intel’s New Power Management Tool for Datacenters

Intel Data Center Manager software tool kit that can reduce the power drawn by servers in data centers by tapping into hardware resources.

Top Story - VMware Vsphere 4 Slashes Power Use

VMware announced VMware global partners, including Dell, Fujitsu, HP, IBM and NEC have announced their support of using VMware Distributed Power Management (DPM) to make their hardware even more power efficient. VMware DPM, part of the VMware vSphereTM 4 platform, lowers power consumption in the datacenter by aggregating unused capacity and powering off unused servers without disrupting service levels, helping customers slash energy consumption by as much as 20 percent.

 

Top Story - W 7 Will Reduce Power Consumption

By building more intelligence and tools into the operating system and working more closely with its hardware and software partners, Microsoft  is promising significantly reduced power consumption when its Windows 7 OS debuts.

Top Story - Three Rules for Managing PC Power Usage

Nearly a third of tech's power usage comes from PCs and peripherals, according to a new Gartner report. How can companies stem this power flow? CIOs can follow a few simple rules for saving energy and reducing costs. For starters, they need to avoid falling for some of the power-saving myths swirling around PCs and then craft a solid power-management policy.

IBM Power Systems

IBM Power Systems

Top Story - MAIT-Emerson study reveals power downtime costs India over Rs 43, 000 crores in 2008-09

Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) the apex body representing the IT hardware industry in India and Emerson Network Power (India), the global leader in Business-Critical Continuity today announced the finding of their joint study on Network Power Downtime.