SMBs trail larger enterprises when it comes to adopting energy-saving technologies. Looks like size matters when it comes to Green IT...

Businesses approaching Green IT cautiously - Ars Technica

At this point, Green IT concerns are being driven from the top of the business segment, rather than the bottom. 43 percent of small businesses (1-99 employees) have no plans to implement Green IT within the next two years, compared to 27 percent of mid-size businesses (100-999 employees), and just 11 percent of large businesses (1000+ employees).

Citrix CTO Eyes the Future of Virtualization - InternetNews

The OVF will package all VMs with an XML wrapper that will let them run on any virtualization platform. It will also incorporate a security check to ensure that the VM has not been tampered with; metadata about what hardware or hypervisor the VM can run on; and a license check. The DMTF said the OVF will be rolled out this year.

The development of the OVF "is the first step towards the goal of interoperability because, if the OVF becomes the standard way of creating and distributing virtual appliances, we can get towards the goal of getting virtual machines to install and run correctly anywhere in the world on anybody's product," Crosby said.

Money talks when going green - Telecoms.com

Based upon data from Japan, Australia, the US, and a few emerging markets, the telecom sector alone seems to be responsible for about one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. By contrast, telecom service provider revenues account for roughly three per cent of global GDP, making telecom among the less energy-intensive sectors in the global economy. The joint WWF-ETNO (European Telecommunications Network Operators Association) report, "Saving the climate @ the speed of light," summarises the telecoms industry's capacity to mitigate climate change as falling into three categories...

Virtual Panacea Found in Application Streaming - ServerWatch

But the benefits of virtualized desktops are in some circumstances quite compelling: It's easier to manage PC images in a data center than physical machines that are far apart, and data is easier to manage and back up when stored centrally.

"When we are talking about call centers, trading floors and setups where there are large numbers of people and plenty of bandwidth, this type of technology can be ideal, " she said.

Ask The Green Miles: Computer Recycling - TheGreenMiles.net

In case neither of those options work for you, the National Recycling Coalition can help connect you with your local government's recycling program. In DC, DPW offers a free, weekly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and electronic recycling (e-cycling) drop-off service at the Benning Road Trash Transfer Station, 3200 Benning Road, NE, each Saturday from 8am to 3pm. The weekly dropoffs started recently after the bi-annual e-cycling event turned into an epic fail.