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Part two of a two-part series addressing some of the challenges and benefits of switching to a virtualized computing platform.
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In my previous column, I discussed some of the initial challenges you're likely to face in piloting an early virtualization project. In this column, I want to discuss the longer-term issues you'll be confronting as you accord virtualization a great presence in the data center.
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Virtualization is one of the most important eco-friendly moves a data center can make and, undeniably, one of the smartest from the pure IT-technology perspective. In this feature, Andrew Binstock explains simple solutions to some of the stumbling blocks in going virtual.
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Virtualization is one of the key enabling technologies for green IT, with power-consumption savings from this having been repeatedly demonstrated; as a result, it is one of the fastest-ROI moves an IT site can make to begin realizing savings and migrating towards eco-responsibility.
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To read the press today, you would think that the only way for companies to save energy on the scads of servers in the data center is be to consolidate them as virtual machines on a large, well-equipped virtualization server. But new low-powered microprocessors, such as Intel's Atom, may prove to be a viable alternative as well.
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Any attempt to green IT should begin with virtualizing your servers, which is one of the fastest and easiest ways to reduce energy use and costs, and reduce the overall carbon footprint of your IT organization. In this column, Andrew Binstock offers clear advice on how virtualization can help, and includes links to useful benchmarks.
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Until very recently, the need for IT to really include eco-concerns as part of overall strategy did not have universal appeal. But now, due to skyrocketing fuel costs, there is no longer any ambiguity about how much to commit to green. It's now emerging as a mandate for all IT centers, even small ones. In this column, Andrew Binstock examines changes in the structure of IT departments that some experts are suggesting are necessary for enterprises to successfully navigate the green issues.
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The IT world is clamoring for consistent, sophisticated standards for developing energy-efficient data centers, but at a recent gathering of the Green Grid's Technical Forum, it was clear that any practical ideas are still some way from implementation.
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Hard drives are an often-overlooked culprit in data centers' high energy usage. No matter what kind of drives your company is using, there are a range of solutions either already on the market or in development.