Most organisations looking at greening their data centres have probably investigated the standard approaches of rationalisation, consolidation and more efficient use of power ...
14/11/2007 | Hot issues for green IT.pdf | VIEW
In an earlier article, Quocirca looked at how major energy savings could be made in very large data centres by looking at moving from taking power from the national grid, and moving to a community combined heat and power (CCHP) approach, where highly efficient compact generators are utilised to provide locally generated power (so minimising power losses due to transmission) and making heat available for both space and water heating. This bred a fair amount of interest from various area, and Quocirca has been looking at other means of looking beyond the obvious for how energy utilisation can be best optimised within the workplace. ...
02/11/2007 | Blue-Sky Green.pdf | VIEW
Green is the new black, it would seem. With many organisations now trying to 'out-green' the competition, we are rapidly running into the problem seen with the majority of bandwagons - just how real are some of the arguments coming in from the vendors on the topic? ...
25/07/2007 | It's not easy being Green.pdf | VIEW
In April 2010, many organisations will find that they fall under the UK's new Carbon Reduction Commitment legislation (now known as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme). With IT constituting a large part of many organisations' energy usage, a well thought out, measurable and actionable approach to data centre power management can bring major benefits visible at the bottom line. ...
18/11/2009 | nlyte_Quocirca_CRC_final_Nov_2009.pdf | VIEW
New data centres are very expensive, require a lot of planning and often change in a very short period of time, making all the hard planning around power distribution and cooling a complete waste of time – and energy. Going to the cloud looks like it may help, but in reality this just moves the problem from one set of people to another. ...
14/05/2010 | 360it - cont.pdf | VIEW
In an attempt to drive greater energy efficiencies, the EU and the US have both recommended datacentres drive towards a PUE of 2 or less. "A what?" ...
30/04/2010 | 360it - pue.pdf | VIEW
In my last post, I discussed a few 'quick wins' in terms of improving the energy efficiency of the datacentre. But Quocirca believes IT should be taking a far more active role in an organisation’s overall sustainability - and I’ve been researching some really interesting areas that could help push this message. ...
23/04/2010 | 360it - dcc2.pdf | VIEW
Although the green issue isn't a top priority for many organisations at the moment, it's likely to return to prominence as governments attempt to meet self-imposed carbon reduction targets. With datacentres in the UK accounting for between 2% and 4% of all power usage (depending on whose figures you believe), they will soon become a major focus. Datacentre managers, therefore, should be prepared for a new drive from the business to reduce carbon emissions. ...
08/04/2010 | 360it - dcc1.pdf | VIEW
Received wisdom has it water and datacentres don't mix. Water-cooling was a necessary evil in the age of the mainframe, but these days our dear little servers are perfectly capable of being cooled by the merest draft - probably along with a whiff of air freshener at the same time - right? ...
16/07/2010 | 360it - aquasar.pdf | VIEW
Whether an organisation is looking for immediate “green” savings, where energy savings result in a positive impact on the organisation’s bottom line, for meeting legislative requirements for carbon emissions, or to move towards a longer term sustainable business model, a change in how the business identifies, measures and monitors its resource usage is required. ...
01/10/2010 | Quocirca CA green report October 2010 final v1.0a.pdf | VIEW
