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NewsHow managing energy can be profitable
As strategic innovation becomes a growing part of the CIO's job, a focus on energy management could prove valuable. If managed correctly, energy could become its own profit-generating unit, says Read more...
Gartner: Data center costs to rise in 2010
A new analysis from the research firm Gartner has concluded that the costs of running data centers are only going in one direction next year, and that is up. Gartner said power, cooling and space Read more...
How to keep the data center cool
With rising energy costs, IT administrators are struggling to find ways to cool their data centers without breaking the bank on their energy costs. At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a Read more...
Need an IT job? Head to D.C.
An increase in government IT jobs and contractors makes the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area a place where jobs are plentiful, despite the tough economic times that are hitting other parts of the Read more...
How to save your IT budget
You've been through your books time and time again, trying to figure out how to save a few IT dollars. Maybe you canceled the coffee service in the kitchen or imposed a furlough day or two on your IT Read more...
Data centers could face higher taxes under Obama's energy plan
Data centers may be facing additional costs under President Obama's "cap-and-trade" plan to impose higher costs on power generators that don't use clean energy sources. Under the plan, the government Read more...
Tech solutions for small and mid-size firms
Small and mid-size businesses must make smart investments to stay competitive, but like every enterprise, they will face tightening IT budgets in 2009. There are cost-effective, state-of-the art Read more...
IT spending may inch up
IT spending has been hit by the bad economy, and the turnaround will be slow. A new Forrester Research report is now forecasting that the IT spending growth rate will be only 1.6 percent next year, Read more...
Cost of operating data centers rises
The energy costs of operating data centers are high, and on the rise. IDC forecasts that IT spending required just to cool and power spinning disk drives will reach $1.8 billion by the end of this Read more...
Fujitsu develops "zero watt" displayThe larger the organization, the more employees. The more employees, the more PCs. And the more PCs, the higher the energy costs. There's no denying that desktop PCs are power hungry beasts, Read more... | Press ReleasesGrubb & Ellis and Serious Energy Bring Energy Efficiency Upgrades to Building Owners at Zero Upfront CostSUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Serious Energy, Inc., a leader in energy efficiency solutions that increase the value of buildings, today announced it has retained the Clean Energy practice Read more >> CommScope Workshops to Highlight New Solutions, Revenue Opportunities for Mobile Operators at AfricaCom 2011HICKORY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, will participate in the AfricaCom 2011 World Series by hosting several Read more >> Revenue from Energy Storage for Commercial Buildings to Reach Almost $5 Billion by 2016, According to Pike ResearchBOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Generally speaking, electricity is cheap to generate and expensive to store. As a result, the debate over whether energy storage in commercial buildings is Read more >> PeopleCube’s Ground-Breaking Desk-Sensor Technology Enables Real-Estate and Facilities Professionals To Track Occupancy ofLatest Addition to PeopleCounter Solution Helps Reduce Real-Estate and Energy Costs by Providing Accurate Space-Utilization Data and Analysis FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PeopleCube, the Read more >> Verdiem Unveils New Platform with Surveyor 6Platform Enables New Business Intelligence and Analytics, Enabling the Enterprise to Optimize Energy Savings and Make Better IT Operating Cost DecisionsSEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verdiem, Read more >> |
