green IT

by Rafael Hernandez on April 18, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom CPU has all of the makings of a miracle little chip. It has carried the netbook industry on its shoulders with its “powerful-enough” processing and low-power requirements making it the perfect match for portable computers.That should be enough…

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by Pedro Hernandez on March 20, 2009 · 0 comments

According to the GreenFactor study conducted by firms by Strategic Oxygen and Cohn & Wolfe, Dell takes home the honor of being named the greenest brand among IT buyers. Among the factors considered in labeling IT wares “green” are “efficient…

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by Pedro Hernandez on March 19, 2009 · 0 comments

Did you know there are Federal standards mandating the procurement of energy efficient IT equipment? There are, and according to the rules, agencies must spend no less 95 percent of their computer and monitor budgets on EPEAT rated hardware….

Read more US Gov't Hearts EPEAT, Virtualization

by Rafael Hernandez on March 14, 2009 · 0 comments

Going green has plenty of marketing benefits and that socially responsible streak that make everyone feel great inside but for Microsoft the move may mean quite a bit of savings in the long run. The company’s Software Enabled Earth blog…

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by Pedro Hernandez on March 12, 2009 · 0 comments

After dropping flash drives into its Sun Storage 7000 storage arrays, Sun is now eyeing “Flash Driven” rack and blade application servers for the fast performing and energy efficient data storage technology. Sure, they cost more than servers with…

Read more Sun Debuts Flash-y Servers