November 28, 2007, 10:20 PM — Power consumption is becoming a major issue for the CEO and CFO and they're beginning to bring pressure to IT to reduce energy costs. In fact, a recent EPA study indicates that 1.5% of power in the U.S. is used by data centers. About 20% of that power consumption is for storage. What actions should IT in general and storage administration in particular consider when thinking about greening storage? Read this analysis from Wikibon.org.
Want more? See what's behind green storage initiatives at organizations today. Learn about Massive Arrays of Idle Disks (MAID) and which alternative storage technologies can further reduce power consumption. Read more about Green Storage at Wikibon.org.
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