How to become more a more green IT guy!
Whether you're looking at hardware, software or the physical space of your data center, chances are there is plenty of room for improving the environmental and economic performance of your facility.
9 Green IT Tips for Network Admins
- "Check the vintage of the systems in your server racks, and replace energy and space hogs."
- "Tie IT decision makers to their facilities counterparts."
- "Look at virtualization and container technologies."
- "Turn on the meter at the rack level."
- Go it Remotely.
- Cut the Clutter and Reduce Power Consumption.
- Check out the Most Environmentally Friendly KVMs
- Going Green Starts on the Factory Floor
- It's All in the Packaging
via greenercomputing
4 Green IT Tips
1. Compress e-mails and dedupe data.
2. Power down computer resources, don’t turn them off.
3. Facilities and IT departments need to collaborate to cut down power costs.
4.Utilize power management dashboards which allow power and heat to be measured in real time.
10 tips for implementing green IT
#1: Buy energy efficient hardware
#2: Use power management technology and best practices
#3: Use virtualization technology to consolidate servers
#4: Consolidate storage with SAN/NAS solutions
#5: Optimize data center design
#6: Use thin clients to reduce GPU
#7: Use more efficient displays
#8: Recycle systems and supplies
#9: Reduce paper consumption
#10: Encourage telecommuting
via techrepublic
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