The Revolutionary Retrofit When it comes to green data centers, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado in Boulder is in a league of its own. That’s one reason why the NSIDC’s Manager of IT Services, David Gallaher, was invited to be the opening keynote speaker at the Green [...]

Myth #3: Green Products Cost Too Much No doubt about it. Green technology costs more—but only on the front end. On the back end, it blows traditional methods away. That’s because green technology—like the kind used in our air conditioners—is designed to give you a hefty return on your investment in energy savings. In our [...]

Minding your PUES and CUES: Calculating your Data Center’s carbon emissions Traditionally, if you wanted to gauge how well your data center was doing in terms of energy efficiency, you’d look no further than your PUE score. By calculating your PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness), you can determine how much energy is being wasted in comparison [...]