Data Center Pulse Partners with The Green Grid

January 15, 2010 -- Data Center Pulse announced on Friday it has entered into an agreement with The Green Grid to further enhance its ability to influence the industry via collaboration on data center challenges.

The Green Grid Opens Registration for Annual Forum

January 11, 2010 -- The Green Grid announced on Monday it has opened registration for the 3rd Annual Green Grid Technical Forum, which will take place on February 3 to 4 in San Jose.

The Green Grid Releases Guide To European Data Center Legislation

October 20, 2009 -- In its latest initiative to dramatically raise the energy efficiency of data centers in both the short and long term, the global consortium for the advancement of energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems, The Green Grid, has released an easily digestible guide to policies affecting the data center industry in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

PUE Can Be Misleading, says The Green Grid

July 31, 2009 -- Data center efficiency measures such as PUE have helped raise important issues of reducting data center consumption, but should not be used to compare one data center to another, said nonprofit organization Green Grid at online event, Next Generation Data Center on Thursday.

San Francisco Conference to Focus on Green Building

July 7, 2009 -- Amidst growing demand, tight energy supply and frozen capital markets, industry and government leaders will be heading to San Francisco to discuss the environmental impact of data centers, and the impact of existing and looming legislation at the seventh annual "San Francisco: DatacenterDynamics" conference on July 17, 2009.

Data Center-Specific LEED Standards in the Works

June 17, 2009 -- As data center developers continue to lead the way in environmental building, the US Green Building Council plans to update its building rating system, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, to address their specific design considerations, providing a more accurate reflection of their energy efficiency.

Digital Realty Trust CA Facility Earns LEED Gold

June 16, 2009 -- Wholesale data center provider Digital Realty Trust has earned "leadership in energy and environmental design for commercial interiors" (or LEED-CI) Gold certification for its 1500 Space Park facility in Santa Clara, California, making it the first building in Santa Clara to earn a LEED Gold certification.

Q&A: Robert Miggins, PEER 1

June 5, 2009 -- An email Q&A with PEER 1 senior vice president of business development Robert Miggins, who discusses the construction of its new green Toronto data center, and how it aligns with PEER 1's environmental strategy.

PEER 1 Plans Green Data Center in Toronto

May 12, 2009 -- Canadian web hosting provider PEER 1 Network Enterprises announced on Tuesday that it has begun construction on a 41,000 square foot "green" data center in the Toronto area.

New Green Grid Tool Measures Free Cooling

April 13, 2009 -- The Green Grid, an organization of IT companies that work toward advancing energy efficiency in data centers, announced last week it launched a new online tool and maps that lets North American data center managers figure out how much free cooling is available.

The Green Grid Draws New Guidelines

February 4, 2009 -- At its second annual technical forum, computing energy efficiency consortium The Green Grid has announced the launch of new programs, tools and metrics and reporting guidelines designed to help data center managers worldwide improve the efficiency of their facilities and operations.

Switch and Data Launches Info Site

December 17, 2008 -- Creating a clearing house for data center information, data center and Internet exchange services provider Switch and Data has built a section of its site that contains links to data center industry information sources and whitepapers.

Green Grid Supports Code of Conduct

November 20, 2008 -- The Green Grid announced on Thursday its support of the recently-released European Commission's Code of Conduct on Data Center Energy Efficiency.

Fujitsu Siemens Holds Workshop

October 30, 2008 -- Fujitsu Siemens Computers has announced its new, data center 'Efficiency Challenge,' inviting European companies to participate in a free 'Discovery Workshop' their IT infrastructure efficiency by 20 percent.

MSPAlliance to Offer Green IT Program

October 28, 2008 -- MSPAlliance announced on Tuesday it would unveil its Green IT Program for managed service providers at the upcoming Managed Services Summit, held at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas from November 5 to 6.

UAE Eyes Green Facility Strategies

October 21, 2008 - Although the United Arab Emirates is known as a prosperous, rapidly-developing and seemingly technologically-advanced nation, web hosting-related or data center news isn't something that we come across all too often.

Q&A: Con Zwinkels, LeaseWeb

October 17, 2008 -- In an email interview with the WHIR, LeaseWeb managing director Con Zwinkels discusses his company's "green" practices through its EvoSwitch data center, as well as the environmentally friendly efforts of the hosting and data center industries at large.

HP Tops Green Data Center Study

October 15, 2008 -- Hewlett-Packard has been ranked at the top of the latest "Green Data Center" Vendor Matrix, an analytical tool developed by ABI Research as a clear rating of vendor position in specific markets.

TrendPoint's Four-Point "Green Data Center" Plan

Posted on 2008-08-27

We received a very long press release this week from TrendPoint Systems, a company that produces a "turn-key data center energy management solution."

Promise Technology Joins Green Grid

August 27, 2008 -- Data center storage technologies provider Promise Technology announced on Wednesday it has joined The Green Grid, a global organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.

CommVault Joins The Green Grid

August 25, 2008 -- Data management software and service provider CommVault has joined The Green Grid, a global organization committed to improve data center and business computing energy efficiency.

EDSA Offers PUE-DCiE-Based Platform

August 22, 2008 -- EDSA announced on Thursday it has released its PaladinLive PUE-DCiE Advisor, the first power analytics software program that calculates and presents power efficiency ratings using standards developed by The Green Grid.

The Green Grid, ASHRAE Collaborate

August 21, 2008 -- The Green Grid announced on Wednesday that it will be working with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers to produce documents providing guidance on data center design.

Digital Realty Trust Names CTO

August 18, 2008 -- Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Monday it has promoted Jim Smith to chief technology officer.

The Web Host Industry Week in Review

August 15, 2008 -- While this week was a little short on earth-shattering news, there were several general ideas that connected some of the week's more notable stories, including the growth of certain green hosting partnerships, and the launch of several data centers.

Extreme Networks Joins Green Grid

August 13, 2008 -- Extreme Networks announced on Wednesday it has joined The Green Grid, a non-profit organization that promotes the adoption of energy efficient standards, processes, measurements and technologies within data centers.

Equinix Joins Energy Star Program

August 11, 2008 -- Equinix announced on Monday that it has joined the US Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star program to help the organization's initiative to develop a ratings program to improve the energy performance of data centers.

AT&T Joins Green Grid, Helps EPA

July 31, 2008 -- Telecommunications provider AT&T announced on Wednesday that its affiliate AT&T Services has joined The Green Grid, the global organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.

Midwest ISO Partners with Netezza

July 9, 2008 -- North American high voltage electric utility monitor Midwest ISO has selected Netezza Corporation to handle power grid reliability, energy market performance analytics and usage statistics as an add-on to its current data center.

EvoSwitch Expands Green Facility

June 19, 2008 -- Data center operator EvoSwitch announced on Thursday that is has successfully completed the second phase of its Amsterdam data center expansion, adding an additional 2,000 square meters of space.

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