Google Continues Clean Energy Spending Spree http://t.co/7iRIpjg via @forbes #
A Communications Infrastructure Fit for the Smart Grid http://j.mp/h3fyrK via @AddToAny #
Google Invests $5M in German Solar Power Plant | Reuters http://t.co/vA9ppRs via @reuters #
Facebook Installs Solar Panels at New Data Center « Data Center Knowledge http://t.co/m2MkAy9 via @AddThis #
Apple Challenging Google, Amazon.com in Cloud-Services Business [...]
Cisco has opened a new data centre in Allen, Texas that features some innovative ideas on energy efficiency and reliability on top of the conventional green IT methodologies. The tier 3 facility offers 38,000 sq. ft. of hosting area and is powered by redundant 10 MW feeds providing 5.25 MW of capacity for IT.
In a [...]
The Australian government has released a cloud computing strategic direction paper that allows its agencies to choose cloud-based services where they demonstrate value for money and adequate security.
While the paper highlights continual challenges to cloud computing adoption, such as security and privacy, it also highlights several agencies that have started pilots and proof-of-concept projects.
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HK to set green data centre standard – http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/apr/14/hk-set-green-data-centre-standard/ #
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Greening the data centre cuts costs http://t.co/VXOTtky via @guardian #
U.S. Army in Hawaii Tests Smart-Charging Micro-Grid from PowerSecure for Battlefield Applications http://bit.ly/fWALfF #
IBM Offers Cloud Partners New Financing, Rental Options: http://bit.ly/ev6P1w via @addthis #
Amazon built Top 500 supercomputer in its own cloud: http://bit.ly/gyCByL via @addthis #
SITA launches cloud computing initiative: http://bit.ly/gx9FiD via @FlightGlobal #
Iron Mountain [...]
IBM Australia has reportedly forayed into the public cloud services sector with a new offering that targets mid-tier enterprises and SMBs. Instead of simply selling private cloud infrastructure to large enterprises, the new offering will allow its customers to subscribe to different service levels on shared computing resources in an IBM data centre.
The service is [...]
The United Nations telecommunications agency has launched a new contest that will reward US$10,000 to developers who come up with the most innovative mobile applications that tackles the subject of climate change.
The winner of the Green ICT Applications Challenge, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), will also have their application showcased at [...]
China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province is gearing up to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%. The operator will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ Energy Solutions including cooling box and battery cooling cabinet to replace more costly air conditioning units.
“This is truly a win-win [...]
A couple of French inventors have developed a photovoltaic film solution for cell phone screens. The inventors are named Louis Deblois and Joel Gilbert and their company is called, Wysips.
According to the associated report, the solution will fully charge a phone in 6 hours, while a 1-hour charging will yield 30 minutes of talk time. [...]
Top Ten Smart Grid Projects Globally : TreeHugger http://t.co/49oK7Bb via @TreeHugger #
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Nokia Siemens Networks is looking to revolutionise the mobile network with is Liquid Radio architecture, which not only promises to re-architect today’s base station infrastructure, but also to ultimately bridge the gap between highly specialise (and expensive) telecoms equipment and commoditise (cost competitive) computer components. Green Telecom Live talks to Mike Murphy, head of Technology [...]
Interview with Telenor Connexion: Inside the world of M2M
Telenor Connexion, the unit of the Telenor Group focused on the machine-to-machine market, has been developing and deploying M2M applications for customers for the past decade. Green Telecom Live speaks with Gwenn Larsson, head of marketing at Telenor Connexion, about what makes M2M different from the rest of the mobile industry and the kinds of [...]
Verne Global outlines Iceland data centre plans
Two years after we first published the Icelandic government’s plans to promote the building of data centres on its shores, a venture capital-backed start tup, Verne Global, is looking to make it a reality.
Verne Global, backed by General Catalysts from Boston, Novator in London and the Wellcome Trust, is now constructing a wholesale data centre [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 2: Cisco’s Unified Computing
Cisco this month unveiled what some company executives dubbed one of the biggest announcements for the network equipment maker – ever. With the announcement of its Unified Computing, Cisco officially enters the computing space, although not quite as previous speculation in the industry had outlined. Instead of just producing its own blade server, Cisco unveiled [...]
Next gen data centre architecture Part 1: Juniper’s single switching fabric
In the past couple of weeks, cloud computing has really taken off, with both service providers, server makers, and switching vendors all making big announcements on service deployments and new gear designed for cloud operating environments.
Specifically, both Juniper and Cisco made significant announcements in their vision of a next generation data centre environment that can [...]