Dan Ragle found a nice little online resource for this week's EIT Toolkit, a column where we spotlight the latest products and the occasional site (only the best, mind you).

I'll let him explain.

Called the Green Grid, this consortium of IT companies and pros is focused specifically on reducing the energy needs and increasing the efficiency of typical, power-sucking data centers around the globe. The group is led by an impressive collection of Board of Director members, including AMD, Intel, Dell, IBM, HP, and Microsoft; and focuses on research, standards writing, publishing studies and guidelines, and of course, promotion.

...and you'll also want to check out some of the available papers as well. As in today, before you spend another dollar (or currency of choice) on another power-hogging server.