Sustainable IT

Seven things you need to know about hardware disposal

Cyber rogues aren’t the only threat to energy supply, changing environment offers plenty of challenges

US Department of Energy measures impact of climate change on energy supply

Big data project aims to improve Dutch flood control, save the government millions

The initiative aims to provide water experts with a real-time intelligent dashboard

Swedish data center saves $1 million a year using seawater for cooling

Collocation provider Interxion uses water pumped from the Baltic Sea to cool its data centers

Data centers show signs of ‘green fatigue’

Success stories from cutting-edge firms such as Google and Microsoft are causing a backlash at less capable data centers

Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy

The GreenTouch industry consortium says new technologies could cut power consumption by 90 percent

IBM researchers model human blood system to build solar power prototype

IBM says system delivers electricity, potable water and cool air in remote locations

Being green and the madness of crowds

Being green isn't easy and irrational beliefs about the health effects of wind farms just makes it that much harder

Trade groups look for uses for recycled CRT glass

The two groups offer a $10,000 prize for the best ideas

EBay develops ‘miles per gallon’ metric for data centers

The auction site has shared a new methodology for tracking energy efficiency