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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Conducted by Harris Interactive, the study found that IT executives are increasingly aware of energy
Conducted by Harris Interactive, the study found that IT executives are increasingly aware of energy, with three quarters of the nearly 200 executives queried saying energy efficiency has become a buying priority. David Douglas On the other hand, the study found that many IT directors—38 percent of respondents—do not know how much they are spending on electricity. “There are people out there running out of power in their data centers and thinking about energy but have not yet moved to the next stage—managing power consumption, which is a sizable piece of their budget,” said David Douglas, Sun’s vice president of eco-responsibility.
For example, many companies are maxing out the power equipment in their data centers, which is needed to run and cool computing gear.
Virtualization technology will allow customers to potentially power down under-used resources and consolidate the computing load on other servers, Douglas said.
In addition, Sun is in negotiations with several utility providers in the United States to replicate a rebate program around Sun servers that the company established with California’s Pacific Gas and Electric, he said.
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