Green Planet Episode 2: Energy Efficiency & the Green Data Centre

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Tags: Green telecoms Green Green planet greener environment GreenPlanet Green ICT Data Centres

One of the most important issues faced by the world today is energy supply, and the fact that there may not be enough energy to support our future needs. In ICT, Data Centres are considered to be one of the industries biggest contributors to the energy crisis. According to the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, data centres represent 18% of ICT greenhouse gas emissions. The top five search companies for example, collectively use about 2 million servers requiring about 5GW of power, equating to about 30% - 40% of their operating costs. By 2020, it is expected that there will be 122 million servers in use.

In Episode 2 of Green Planet, TelecomTV explores how energy shortage is driving new innovative approaches to data centre energy use, as efficient energy practices become essential to both the bottom line and the planet.

Participants:

Steven Sams, VP Global Site & Facilities, Global Technology Services IBM
Dean Nelson, GDS-Glo

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(1) 07 May 2009 17:48:36 by Natalie Smith Welcome to Episode 2 of Green Planet. There is just so much to say about data centres and the green planet, we have to admit, this one proved tricky to keep down to 8 minutes! We have tried to provide a look at what various initiatives are being explored, as well as revealing some of the challenges being faced. There are some major giant steps being taken, and some of them are just about breaking out of the box and thinking simple. Yet there is still so much more that can be done, and it doesn''t mean damaging the profit margin! Let us know what you think about the green data centre debate. And, if you have a green data centre story to share, don''t be afraid to add it in the comments box below the video or reply to this thread. Next week we dive into the world of the telecoms network. Stay tuned!
(2) 03 July 2009 02:58:31 by Yunshui Chen We are a very competitive supplier in the Data Center cooling, using the latest technology to make it greener. Please visit our website at www.air-sys.com

(1) 07 May 2009 17:48:36 by Natalie Smith

Welcome to Episode 2 of Green Planet. There is just so much to say about data centres and the green planet, we have to admit, this one proved tricky to keep down to 8 minutes! We have tried to provide a look at what various initiatives are being explored, as well as revealing some of the challenges being faced. There are some major giant steps being taken, and some of them are just about breaking out of the box and thinking simple. Yet there is still so much more that can be done, and it doesn''t mean damaging the profit margin! Let us know what you think about the green data centre debate. And, if you have a green data centre story to share, don''t be afraid to add it in the comments box below the video or reply to this thread. Next week we dive into the world of the telecoms network. Stay tuned!

(2) 03 July 2009 02:58:31 by Yunshui Chen

We are a very competitive supplier in the Data Center cooling, using the latest technology to make it greener. Please visit our website at www.air-sys.com

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