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Building a Scalable Data Center within a Small Footprint

by Mike Rinaldi on 3/20/13 11:05 AM

SmartAisle | Building a Scalable Data Center within a Small Footprint

Amidst an increasingly digital learning environment and an influx of mobile devices, the School of Visual Arts in New York found it needed to build a strong data center foundation for a dynamic IT future. With the high cost and limited availability of floor space in Manhattan, they chose the SmartAisle solution from Emerson Network Power to deliver an integrated energy efficient infrastructure.

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Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, Green IT, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, CRV

The Green Grid Brings In New Metric For Equipment Use

by Mike Rinaldi on 3/19/13 12:33 PM

Announcement: Says Electronics Disposal Efficiency metric ensures data centers can responsibly handle electronics and electrical equipment at the end of its useful life

11 March 2013 by DatacenterDynamics FOCUS

The Green Grid has launched a new metric to help data center operators and organizations measure how electronic equipment is managed once it reaches end-of-current-use.
The Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE) metric is the first universal metric launched by The Green Grid to help end-users of information and communications technologies (ICT) measure their success in the responsible management of outdated equipment.

EDE is a simple metric that helps organizations calculate and measure their progress in improving equipment disposal processes over time, The Green Grid said.

Discarded Electronics and Electrical Equipment (EEE) entering the waste stream is known globally as e-waste or Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment (WEEE). Examples of WEEE include computers, mobile devices, home entertainment products, toys, and even goods such as refrigerators and stoves.

The definition and monitoring of WEEE worldwide has evolved over the last decade, which has prompted The Green Grid to identify the need to combine the expertise of other organizations who define standards and requirements for e-waste management with its own members knowledge and understanding of the e-waste management challenges facing the ICT community.

The Green Grid said the result is the creation of a metric that quantifies how well a corporate consumer of ICT EEE responsibly manages e-waste.

The Green Grid isnt trying to redefine any domain-specific terminology in the WEEE arena, Kathrin Winkler, EMC representative and Board Member of The Green Grid, said.

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DVL Shines The Spotlight On Data Centers For Using Less Watts

Topics: Emerson Network Power, reduce cost, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, PUE, Containment, Green Technology, energy, Energy Star, cloud strategy

DVL Shines The Spotlight On Data Centers For Using “Less Watts"

by Mike Rinaldi on 3/13/13 9:57 AM

-- Award recognizes three organizations for significantly reducing energy consumption. --

Pictured Left to Right: Mike Beck, CEO, DVL, Tim O'Rourke, CIO, Temple University, Larry Brandolph, Associate VP, Infrastructure, Security, Telecommunications, Temple University

Bristol, PA March 12, 2013 DVL Group, a provider of data center infrastructure management solutions, partnered with 12 data centers to help them save at least 1,000,000 watts of electrical energy.

DVL has officially announced the three organizations that saved the most watts, which earns them the prestigious Less Watts Award.

The winner in the first category, with data centers less than 1,000 sq. ft., is Central Bucks School District. Temple University took the second category, made up of data centers from 1,000 to 5,000 sq. ft. The winner of the third category, encompassing data centers greater than 5,000 sq. ft., is SunGard.

In addition to honoring the winners with the Less Watts Award, DVL is also making donations of $1,000 in each winners name to the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC).

The Less Watts competition has been a blast, says DVL Chief Executive Officer Mike Beck. Everyone who participated was incredibly cooperative, enthusiastic and just really great to work with. We couldnt be happier to present the award to these outstanding organizations and look forward to helping others save energy with our Less Watts program.

The Less Watts Award ceremony, taking place today, is the official kickoff for the annual Greenbuild Conference. This annual conference, hosted by DVGBC this year in Philadelphia from November 20-22, will feature speakers, networking opportunities, industry showcases, LEED workshops and tours of Philadelphias green buildings.

To learn more about how DVL helps its customers use Less Watts with quality solutions from industry leader Liebert to build dynamic, energy efficient data centers, visit www.dvlnet.com. For more information on GreenBuild 2013 in Philadelphia, head to http://dvgbc.org/greenbuild-2013.

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Topics: data center infrastructure, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, Green Technology, Energy Star

EBay develops 'miles per gallon' metric for data centers

by Mike Rinaldi on 3/11/13 2:21 PM

The auction site has shared a new methodology for tracking energy efficiency

By James Niccolai, Computer World

There's a maxim in the data center business that you can't manage what you can't measure, and eBay has come up with the mother of all measurement systems for calculating data center efficiency.

The online auction giant has devised a methodology that looks at the cost of its IT operations in dollars, kilowatt hours and carbon emissions, and ties those costs back to a single performance metric -- in eBay's case, the number of buy and sell transactions its customers make at eBay.com.

The result is a set of data that provides the equivalent of a "miles per gallon" metric for data centers, which organizations can use as a baseline to improve on over time, said Dean Nelson, head of eBay's Global Foundation Services, which manages its data centers worldwide.

"EBay is a single system, it's the sum of a million parts, and we needed a way to measure and convey the efficiency of this system," he said Tuesday at the Green Grid Forum, a data center efficiency conference in Santa Clara, California.

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Topics: Emerson Network Power, data center infrastructure, Data Center, Green IT, data center design, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, PUE, Containment, Green Technology

DVGBC PA/NJ Sustainability Symposium 2013

by Mike Rinaldi on 2/21/13 10:47 AM

Delaware Valley Green Building Council

PA/NJ Sustainability Symposium 2013

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
7:45 AM - 1:30 PM

Temple University
Performing Arts Center
1837 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122

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Now in its third year, this event brings together industry, education and community leaders to share best practices, ask challenging questions and provide cutting edge information about sustainability in the Delaware Valley.

DVL Group will be presenting their Less Watts award to three local organizations that are helping DVL to achieve their pledge of saving 1,000,000 watts of electricity. Find out who the winners are at the event on March 12.

Learn More About the Less Watts Program

Topics: Green IT, data center energy, data center infrastructure management, DVL, Green Technology, energy, Energy Star

Building a Scalable Data Center within a Small Footprint

The Green Grid Brings In New Metric For Equipment Use

DVL Shines The Spotlight On Data Centers For Using “Less Watts"

-- Award recognizes three organizations for significantly reducing energy consumption. --

Pictured Left to Right: Mike Beck, CEO, DVL, Tim O'Rourke, CIO, Temple University, Larry Brandolph, Associate VP, Infrastructure, Security, Telecommunications, Temple University

EBay develops 'miles per gallon' metric for data centers

The auction site has shared a new methodology for tracking energy efficiency

DVGBC PA/NJ Sustainability Symposium 2013

Learn More About the Less Watts Program

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