http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/ Eco-news and commentary on sustainable data centers, green gadgets and clean-tech innovations. en-us 2008-07-18T12:10:20-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/trash-bacteria-biohydrogen-.html No matter how well homes and businesses recycle, some stuff like food, feedstock and farm waste is inevitably going to end up in a landfill. Though they are thought to harmlessly decompose, this waste organic material still emits methane, which... phernandez 2008-07-18T12:10:20-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/green-matters-gores-clean-energy-moon-shot.html 100 percent clean, renewable energy in 10 years? Maybe not the most realistic goal, but you can't deny that it would create a cleantech boom of massive proportions... Gore Calls for 100% Green Power in 10 Years - Earth2Tech... phernandez 2008-07-17T17:39:36-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/remote-access-tool-saves-petrol-and-power.html With the combination of green computing awareness, and the price of gas having long-since passed "ridiculous" levels, it's no wonder that remote access tools--you know, those products that let you login to and access your office PC from the... dragle 2008-07-16T11:16:39-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/green-matters-virtualize-but-not-for-the-green-you-think.html Sure, lowering your environmental impact is a warm and fuzzy reason for adopting virtualization. But CIO's have another kind of green in mind: money. Virtually Speaking: All About Green - ServerWatch It's always good to have data to back... phernandez 2008-07-11T16:06:20-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/iphone-3g-battery-still-not-user-replaceable-unless.html Its design was a dead giveaway that you wouldn't be swapping batteries willy-nilly. But now comes confirmation via iFixit that the iPhone 3G battery, while not exactly user-replaceable, isn't soldered on! This means that if you're good with tiny... phernandez 2008-07-10T11:10:00-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/green-storage-hitachi-ushers-in-tera-era-samsung-ssds.html Some exciting news in the storage realm this week. First up is Hitachi. As you know, hard drive capacity is hurtling past the 1 terabyte mark, which is great if you need more storage space but not so great if... phernandez 2008-07-09T23:21:14-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/blade-network-technologies-joins-the-green-grid.html The roster just keeps getting bigger. BLADE Network Technologies today announced that they have joined The Green Grid. Their pitch? "Rackonomics" for efficient data centers. BLADE is a proponent of "Rackonomics," which recommends that an energy-efficient data center should be... phernandez 2008-07-08T21:00:15-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/production-volt-to-debut-in-september.html GM is planning to show off the production version of the Chevy Volt in September to coincide with the company's centennial, according to a report in Reuters. To call the Volt's development storied is an understatement. Amidst the backdrop of... phernandez 2008-07-08T09:51:18-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/green-matters-more-green-it-strategies.html The way the economy is going, it's hard to justify paying a premium for green technology. But a couple of changes now can yield some surprising near-immediate savings as well as longer term boosts to the bottom line. Also, IBM... phernandez 2008-07-07T18:24:03-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/third-gen-prius-gets-solar-paneled-.html You wonder why automakers haven't done it sooner. Toyota is adding solar panels to some trim levels of the next Prius. Reuters has the story: Toyota Motor Corp plans to install solar panels on some Prius hybrids in its next... phernandez 2008-07-07T13:57:05-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/eco-rant-staycation.html How clever! Like a vacation, minus the travel part. It's quickly becoming the most overused word of the summer, with 185,000 hits on Google, and climbing. A "staycation" is a way to avoid higher travel costs and reduce carbon... phernandez 2008-07-02T12:37:15-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/07/green-storage-ocz-and-pillar.html It's green storage day! Not officially, of course. It just occurred to me that today I wrote two green-themed storage items for the mothership. The first one this morning, which shocked me to the "core", was on OCZ's line of... phernandez 2008-07-01T15:52:25-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/06/green-matters-server-performance-first.html Rackspace finds that customers are losing interest in pursuing green technologies. But are there other factors, like an economy in a tailspin, at play? 63% won't sacrifice server performance to lower carbon emissions - NetworkWorld Hosting provider Rackspace surveyed 3,000... phernandez 2008-06-30T23:54:17-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/06/4-day-workweek-watch-utah-state-workers.html It looks like 4-day workweeks are catching on. In Utah, Governor Jon M Huntsman, Jr. is kicking off the Working 4 Utah initiative in August. State government agencies will operate on extended hours Monday through Thursday, 7 am to 6... phernandez 2008-06-30T11:41:45-05:00 http://blog.enterpriseitplanet.com/green/blog/2008/06/green-matters-is-the-3g-iphone-un-green.html Greenpeace is at it again. It's unlikely, however, that it will prevent Apple devotees from lining up on launch day. 3G iPhone ruins Apple's green credentials - PC Advisor Apple has missed a “big chance” to advance green credentials... phernandez 2008-06-27T13:35:49-05:00