Green IT

How Will Energy Change Computing?

How Will Energy Change Computing?

Michael Kanellos: April 8, 2011

Are computers energy hogs or not? It depends on your perspective, and what you’ve got inside it.

Facebook Gives Specs for Efficient Servers and Data Centers to Public

Facebook Gives Specs for Efficient Servers and Data Centers to Public

Michael Kanellos: April 7, 2011

Want the same back-end operations that Zuckerberg has? Now you can have them!

Schneider Electric Buys Another Company: This Time for Datacenters

Schneider Electric Buys Another Company: This Time for Datacenters

Michael Kanellos: April 4, 2011

Is there no stopping these people?

Recurve Retrofits: Software Only From Here On Out

Recurve Retrofits: Software Only From Here On Out

Michael Kanellos, Eric Wesoff: March 23, 2011

The retrofit group is transferred to Advanced Home Energy.

WeatherBill: Is It the Riskiest Startup Ever?

WeatherBill: Is It the Riskiest Startup Ever?

Michael Kanellos: February 28, 2011

The startup says it will help farmers insure against bad weather.

To Curb Power Consumption, SeaMicro Rethinks Servers

To Curb Power Consumption, SeaMicro Rethinks Servers

Michael Kanellos: February 28, 2011

SeaMicro has put 256 dual-core servers in a box smaller than your car’s trunk—and in the process whacked power and real estate costs of data centers.

Transphorm: The Pros and Cons of Google Venture’s New Startup

Transphorm: The Pros and Cons of Google Venture’s New Startup

Michael Kanellos: February 23, 2011

Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital and Foundation are backing a startup with power conversion chips that could be huge…or a huge miss.

Mixed Greens: EnerNOC Manages Wind, Comverge Makes Moves, and More

Mixed Greens: EnerNOC Manages Wind, Comverge Makes Moves, and More

Katherine Tweed, Michael Kanellos: February 1, 2011

No lack of demand response news as DistribuTECH 2011 kicks off.

GE Eyes Green Datacenters With $520 Million Acquisition

GE Eyes Green Datacenters With $520 Million Acquisition

Michael Kanellos: January 13, 2011

Welcome Lineage Power Holdings to the GE family. As we warned you, green IT will be a massive market in 2011.

A Hidden Benefit of DC Power: Real Estate

A Hidden Benefit of DC Power: Real Estate

Michael Kanellos: January 12, 2011

And less copper. The sudden momentum for DC could buoy startup Validus DC Systems.

To Curb Power, Cities Turn Off Street Lights

To Curb Power, Cities Turn Off Street Lights

Michael Kanellos: January 11, 2011

And here’s a new name in lighting controls: National Semiconductor.

Green Computer Battle Heats Up With Nvidia ARM Deal

Green Computer Battle Heats Up With Nvidia ARM Deal

Michael Kanellos: January 6, 2011

The tough envy of Jen-Hsun Hwang emerges again as Nvidia vows to use ARM to beat Intel.

Startups: Racktivity Racks Up $8 Million

Startups: Racktivity Racks Up $8 Million

Michael Kanellos: December 1, 2010

Do you know what’s going on in your rack?

Is Cyber Monday Really Energy Efficient?

Is Cyber Monday Really Energy Efficient?

Michael Kanellos: November 24, 2010

$110 million worth of energy gets wasted in the run-up to the shopping season, says Sentilla. Time to firm up those data centers.

Can Technology Reduce the Need for Travel?

Can Technology Reduce the Need for Travel?

Michael Kanellos: November 24, 2010

On the Internet, no one knows your a dog. And on videoconferencing, no one knows if you’re wearing pants.