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Green Data Centers: The Color of Money

Save budget. Save the planet. Save yourself.

The most effective way to save money in the data center is to create a comprehensive approach to lowering the costs of running it on an ongoing basis. At this insightful tradeshow, we will detail how a wave of new technologies in the data center are making green computing a financial imperative in the enterprise.
  • The $4.5 billion that U.S. data centers spent in 2006 on energy consumption could nearly double by 2011 to more than $7.4 billion annually, or 120 billion kilowatt hours, making data centers the nation’s single largest user of energy. Source: EPA
  • The power and cooling infrastructure that supports IT equipment in data centers can account for more than 50% of total data center energy consumption. Source: EPA
  • The EPA says that no more than 10% of all PCs in use within organizations have their power management capabilities turned on, adding that cost savings of $25 to $75 per PC could be realized annually if system standby or hibernation features are activated. Source: Forrester
  • Only 13% of IT managers have implemented wide-scale power management programs, while another 18% have set up programs but not for all of their PCs. Source: Forrester

PC Requirements:

Interacting with the online show requires a Windows PC with Internet Explorer 6.0 minimum or Firefox 1.5 or higher. Mac with Firefox 1.5 or higher is also supported. Access to the internet using high speed access (Cable, DSL, Network) is highly recommended for the overall show and is required for all Education Sessions and Presentations. Pop-up blockers must also be disabled. On entering the show, a system check is run which will identify PC requirements that need to be addressed to interact with the online show.