http://www.silicon.com Results for green it en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39661658,00.htm In fact - as an aside - even Whitehall is putting IT on a diet, with the government's green IT champion, Chris Chant telling silicon.com the public sector has "stopped eating pies and put ourselves on a diet" when it comes to carbon. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/virtualisation/virtualisation-real-life-tales-of-how-to-get-it-right-39661656.htm John Tuccillo, chairman of the board for The Green Grid, a confederation of end-user and vendor organisations focusing on energy efficiency, believes companies have begun to realise that virtualisation isn't the panacea it was made out to be and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817779p,00.htm For example, is it a violation if a "Facsimile" is sent from a computer rather than feeding paper through a separate fax machine or from a traditional fax machine, but received by a system that automatically converts the document to a TIFF or PDF... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817509p,00.htm Because the operating system controls the resources (e.g.memory, processing time, devices) of the computer, it has the power to prevent unauthorized access to these resources and information flowing through them. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817778p,00.htm Healthcare organizations have rich repositories of patient information and it is imperative that this data must be protected from both accidental and intentional disclosure. Gartner Research estimated more than 1 million cases of medical identity... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/westminster-computing-put-on-size-zero-diet-39643700.htm With the government hoping to offset or reduce all the CO2 emissions produced by its fleet of half a million computers by 2012, IT is under more pressure than ever to go green. As a result, the public sector has "stopped eating pies and put... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813070p,00.htm Off late there has been a substantial amount of consolidation in the IT security industry. Google acquired both Postini and Green Border, IBM bought Watchfire, HP bought SPI Dynamic, Checkpoint acquired Pointsec, Symantec snapped up Vontu, and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812999p,00.htm Green IT initiatives are being launched in many organizations to help reduce the impact of rising costs on the overall enterprise bottom line. At the same time, increasingly complex IT infrastructures are demanding more management time and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812978p,00.htm It's rare that an environmental friendly movement such as green IT results in reducing costs, especially in its early stages. With the decreased management and power consumption costs and increased performance, these new ADCs are both green like... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39617376,00.htm Throw in that green-tinged Gollum tan that many IT people develop from spending too much time hunched over a screen and add in those odd, bearded sysadmins that lurk dwarf-like in the server room, and you get the feeling that Halloween should be... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60326925p,00.htm The Green Grid is an association of IT professionals seeking to dramatically raise the energy efficiency of datacenters through a series of short-term and long-term proposals. For the short term, The Green Grid is proposing the use of Power Usage... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:54:27 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/green-it-thrifty-cios-should-make-it-a-priority-39591881.htm It's no surprise that for some companies green initiatives are dropping down the list of IT priorities. In a recent silicon.com survey, more than a quarter of respondents admitted green IT was off the agenda because of the recession. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:58:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60614038p,00.htm IT maintenance costs are spiraling out of control Most companies today recognize the operational efficiencies and benefits to be gained by removing paper from business processes. Still, the cost and complexity of implementing software and hardware... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:07:07 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39594563,00.htm Green IT will be strategic next year, according to Gartner Green IT Another staple from last year's list, IT can help businesses facilitate their green initiatives companywide, such as by providing analytics to help enterprises identify where they... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/keeping-it-green-in-tough-times-39554595.htm It's never been easy being green, especially when it comes to electricity-hungry IT infrastructure. So is green IT still a priority for organisations and, if it is, how have they managed to incorporate it into the initiatives they've had to pursue... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60614867p,00.htm More than 1,000 IT professionals in midsize businesses, from 12 countries and eight industries, were consulted through surveys and interviews to understand why Green IT initiatives are undertaken. This white paper presents the results of a study... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:48:16 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39588858,00.htm In good times and bad, green IT deserves a spot on the CIO agenda. IT leaders must also ensure consensus on whether green initiatives must deliver cost savings (this is usually the case) or whether the organisation is willing to incur additional... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:07:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60569596p,00.htm This paper discusses the importance of managing energy consumption in data centers and how systems management technologies contribute to green management. The paper provides an overview of green data centers and the significant role played by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:13:44 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60702250p,00.htm Quantify the Impact of Green IT Virtualization Investments. Welcome to the Green IT Impact Calculator. This worksheet enables you to estimate the impact of virtualization investments to drive Green IT benefits within your organization. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:30:22 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60702255p,00.htm Moderated by InfoWord Executive Vice President Paul Calento, the podcast touches on several Dell innovations that can be key components of an environmentally friendly data center, including advanced cooling technologies built into some of Dell's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:30:22 +0000