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re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007k.html#18 Another "migration" from the mainframe http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007k.html#19 Another "migration" from the mainframe as an aside ... all the vendors that support server farms at least in the form of blade/GRID technology have done significant amounts of work on energy and cooling efficiency. in fact, cooling was one of major concerns working on ha/cmp scaleup related to these old emails http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/lhwemail.html#medusa small sample re blade/grid energy efficiency CIO Challenge: Energy Efficiency http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=192202377 from above: Like Fidelity, Wachovia has been targeting energy efficiency initiatives for the last 12 to 18 months or so. The initial spur was a move by the firm's traders in January to a new building in New York. "The three trading floors have relatively low ceiling heights, where it was not possible to put in a lot of air distribution, which meant we had to think creatively to ensure we don't have an unhealthy environment for the traders," ... snip ... and: IBM Unveils New Energy-Efficient Blades http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1379801.html IBM to focus on energy efficiency http://www.bladewatch.com/2007/05/10/ibm-to-focus-on-energy-efficiency/ Blade innovations highlight energy efficiency opportunities http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=9135 IBM defends blades' energy efficiency http://green.itweek.co.uk/2006/10/ibm_defends_bla.html IBM Data Center and Facilities Strategy Services - high density computing data center readiness assessment http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1025605#spotligt-data-center ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
