Nehalem server chips promise increased scalability and better efficicency
Intel is making a push into cloud computing with forthcoming changes in its Nehalem server line aimed at large datacentre deployments.
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Servers to get Energy Star rating
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the third draft of its Energy Star specification for servers and expects the final spec to be ready for use in February.
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EC launches green datacentres code of practice
The European Commission has launched a code of conduct for datacentres, in an effort to tackle their increasing power consumption, and minimise the related environmental, economic and energy supply impacts.
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IDC: Half of UK firms have a green plan
Nearly half of firms have a green IT strategy, and another quarter plan to devise such a plan in the next two years.
Gartner spells out route to datacentre efficiency
Analyst Gartner has launched a list of best practises in the datacentre, designed to save electricity and improve cooling.
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Linux to power Qantas superjumbo in-flight entertainment
Linux will power all of airline Qantas’ superjumbo in-flight entertainment systems.
Birth of a Meme: the O(o)pen Web
One of the interesting slogans that the Mozilla Foundation has been pushing a lot recently is the idea of the “open Web”. That’s clearly distinct from an *open source* Web, but the latter is more or less predicated on the former, since a Web that isn’t open is hardly going to be very welcoming to open code.
Mandriva Linux 2009 available in three editions
Mandriva has released the 2009 update to its flagship Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux.
Linux can save UK schools billions: Part 2
It’s true, free open source software can and will save schools a small fortune. But why schools in particular?
Climate Change: It’s The Economy, Stupid. Half a Bail-out
I read a headline in the FT this morning, and then twittered it, planning to blog it later. The headline in question was Climate groups’ revenue hits $300bn. I think the number was so big I didn’t really take the implications in. I mean – what is $300bn after all, other than just under half what it takes to bail out the entire US financial system?
