Green IT stories - Page 4
Akamai's Texas data centers soon to be powered by wind
Tue, 7th May 2019
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Akamai's Texas data centres will soon be powered by the Seymour Hills Wind Farm, delivering 8MW of renewable energy, part of a push for 50% renewables by 2020.
Smarter cities through cross-border and G2G collaborations
Wed, 24th Apr 2019
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Singapore Tops the List of Smart Cities but the Environmental Impact Remains a Concern, Warns Industry Expert.
Hyve's new innovation trims power bills and employee fat
Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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It's in dark times like these with Brexit looming above that it's great to see some reassurance with classic British innovation.
Beyond renewables: Emerging technologies for “greening” the data centre
Sat, 16th Mar 2019
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Park Place Technologies' CEO shares his views on innovations aside from renewable energy that can slim a data centre's footprint.
CyrusOne switches London data centres to green energy
Thu, 14th Mar 2019
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CyrusOne's two London data centres are now running on a 100% renewable energy tariff, with the third one on the way.
Google makes its first ever renewable energy investment in Asia
Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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This week Google announced that it is making a huge investment in renewable energy in Asia with a huge solar farm in Taiwan.
Schneider Electric greens the data center with new EcoBlade
Wed, 16th Dec 2015
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Schneider Electric is going green with a smart, scalable energy storage solution to increase the use of renewable energy.
Equinix wins for green innovation leadership
Mon, 19th Oct 2015
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Equinix has been awarded Frost & Sullivan's 2015 Asia Pacific Data Center Green Innovation Leadership award for the second year in a row.
How brother tackles recycling in NZ
Fri, 12th Dec 2014
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Noticed those email taglines which ask you to consider the environment before printing? They make a good point, but it isn't quite what you think.
Travel is not a sustainable business model
Wed, 11th Jul 2012
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Videoconferencing offers a good opportunity to go green, says Tim Fulton, LifeSize Communications ANZ managing director.
Sustainability: Should CIOs still care?
Fri, 25th May 2012
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In a changing IT landscape, CIOs play a crucial role in steering their organizations towards genuine sustainability, not just Green IT.
Green strategies for cool data centres
Sun, 1st May 2011
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Revolutionising data centres: Implementing green strategies ensures energy efficiency and slashes costs, transforming IT consulting.
Data centres set to shrink by 40%
Fri, 18th Mar 2011
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Gartner predicts a 40% reduction in data centre size by 2018 due to smarter designs, green IT pressures, density optimisation, and cloud computing.
Greening of the network
Sun, 1st Aug 2010
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The majority of us have a natural aspiration to look after the environment – the green conversation comes naturally to us.
Reasons to go green
Sun, 1st Aug 2010
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Green computing steps into the spotlight, promising a blend of eco-friendly tech solutions that slash energy costs and safeguard the future.
Green with envy
Tue, 1st Jun 2010
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As critics debate NZ's green impact, the nation's slow but rising environmental awareness suggests eco-critics may soon be history's footnotes.
Green UPS gives resellers sustainable advantage
Tue, 24th Nov 2009
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Eaton's 'green' UPS, boasting a 99% efficiency rate, offers resellers a competitive edge in sustainability and energy savings.
Over-optimised?
Tue, 1st Sep 2009
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Is society becoming too connected? IT optimisation and business tools that are helping streamline operations and productivity.
GeekGirl on silver linings
Mon, 1st Jun 2009
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In-house data centers face uncertainty as cloud computing gains traction, but have a key role to play in the next 18 months.
What do toxic waterways have to do with your business?
Fri, 1st May 2009
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Green IT and its importance in reducing electronic waste and combating climate change are explored in this article by IT Brief.