Green IT Pilot Project

HP and Eaton will collaborate on green IT project to drive energy efficiency in server racks through government grant program. ...

... "The joint project from Eaton and HP will develop a fully enclosed IT rack system that provides its own internal power and cooling. High voltage and chilled water will act as the primary inputs to the system and it will also accept alternative energy power sources, such as wind and solar power.

A major benefit of this system is a 38 percent reduction in energy use to support a 100 kilowatt (kW) IT load, which equals a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 400 tons annually. " ...

Via Eaton Corp: Energy Efficiency in IT, Stimulus Grant

Power Project Reviews

Raytheon's information technology group delivers sustainability achievements through server virtualization and other data center improvements, while establishing a process that ensures efficient computing is part of the IT culture. ...

... "The company's IT project management process now includes power reviews to ensure that project teams estimate power consumption of new systems and work in advance to achieve reductions. " ...

Via Computerworld, IDG: Raytheon IT

Green Data Center Expansion

IBM expands data center, emphasizing energy efficiency and green design. IT can play a role in reducing an enterprise's carbon footprint and energy costs. ...

... "IBM plans to install high density computing systems utilizing virtualization technology, along with its Cool Blue portfolio of energy efficient power and cooling technologies. These technologies, in conjunction with the energy efficient design and construction, will allow IBM to reduce its overall carbon footprint compared to standard data centers, and lessen the impact to the environment. " ...

Via IBM: IBM to Build $86 Million Energy Efficient Data Center in Boulder as Part of Project Big Green

IT Project Consideration: Data Center Power Consumption

Hardware, software, internal and external labor go into any analysis of IT project investments. The impact of new hardware investments on the data center power consumption needs to be considered in order to plan cooling and energy capacity requirements. ...

... "Power and thermal demands are changing drastically within server rooms, he says. Any IT project these days has to consider heat density as an important factor. " ...

Data Center Energy Consumption