Comments on: Tips From UPS: Why and How to Start Greening Your Data Center http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/tips-from-ups-why-and-how-to-start-greening-your-data-center/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:43:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Green data centers and the redundancy follies. « The Server Room http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/tips-from-ups-why-and-how-to-start-greening-your-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-20337 Green data centers and the redundancy follies. « The Server Room Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:11 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/?p=18543#comment-20337 [...] } This morning I was reading about green data center tips from UPS. The ideas are pretty much valid, if stock, but how did they get the data center so far UN-green in [...] [...] } This morning I was reading about green data center tips from UPS. The ideas are pretty much valid, if stock, but how did they get the data center so far UN-green in [...]

]]> By: Tom Schueneman http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/tips-from-ups-why-and-how-to-start-greening-your-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-20336 Tom Schueneman Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:59 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/?p=18543#comment-20336 There's more information on Windward from a post we did on 3P last year:http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/blazing-a-trail-in-data-center-efficiency-ups-windward-data-center-wins-green-it/ There’s more information on Windward from a post we did on 3P last year:http://www.triplepundit.com/2008/08/blazing-a-trail-in-data-center-efficiency-ups-windward-data-center-wins-green-it/

]]> By: Fred http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/11/tips-from-ups-why-and-how-to-start-greening-your-data-center/comment-page-1/#comment-20333 Fred Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:27:40 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/?p=18543#comment-20333 Data centers are notorious energy hogs to begin with. Aside from multiple computers running 24/7 consuming electricity, there's also the cooling systems that must keep the data center within a specific temperature range. On a side note that relates to data centers, many claim that online bill paying is a more environmentally friendly method of paying bills. Yet given the amount of electricity consumed by data centers, I do wonder about the validity of that claim. Anyone know of any studies that looks into the online vs. snail mail methond of bill pay? Data centers are notorious energy hogs to begin with. Aside from multiple computers running 24/7 consuming electricity, there’s also the cooling systems that must keep the data center within a specific temperature range.

On a side note that relates to data centers, many claim that online bill paying is a more environmentally friendly method of paying bills. Yet given the amount of electricity consumed by data centers, I do wonder about the validity of that claim. Anyone know of any studies that looks into the online vs. snail mail methond of bill pay?

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