[Daily Post from ClearCube] PC Blade Daily: Moving Away from Box PCs
“De-centralized computing has freed people to work more independently and given users an incredible variety of resources to work with. But it’s also led to security issues, rising costs, IT burdens, and management concerns.”
SearchServerVirtualization: Blades and Virtualization Myths and Realities
“Just calculating the numbers on hardware alone (without counting other savings such as power, cabling, and management), the costs for a blade server can be lower than a comparable rack server.”
Chuck’s Blog: How Green Is Your Data Center?
“Many large companies want to be able to show that they’re taking active steps as good corporate citizens. They have a real need to show the world that they’re making significant, measurable investments to reduce energy consumption, and — not surprisingly — large data centers are attractive targets.” (via TarryBlogging)
“‘Growth in the enterprise VoIP space will be driven by increased mainstream adoption of VoIP among businesses,’ said Aaron Blazar, ATLANTIC-ACM analyst covering the Business VoIP sector.”
“Data centers can use up to one hundred times the energy per square foot of typical office space, so the energy efficiency opportunities are significant.”
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