Comments on: Virtualization University: Will the new green data center degree prepare you? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/virtualization-university-will-the-new-green-data-center-degree-prepare-you/ A SearchNetworking.com blog Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: TheLongThinker http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/virtualization-university-will-the-new-green-data-center-degree-prepare-you/#comment-145 TheLongThinker Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:51:41 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/?p=759#comment-145 FYI: Today, 21 SEP 2009, Arrow Electronics became the exclusive distributor of Integrated Monitoring Solutions IMS EDX DC-3™ Monitoring Solution for Data Centers.

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]]> By: Tjscan http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/virtualization-university-will-the-new-green-data-center-degree-prepare-you/#comment-144 Tjscan Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:05:59 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/networkhub/?p=759#comment-144 IBM’s initiative to create and support a college-level degree program in green data center management is a strong step in the right direction for the industry and the world. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency forecasts that unless data centers across the country make significant changes in their structures and approach power consumption will reach 100 billion kWh by 2011 (consumption was about 61 billion kWh in 2006). The typical data center energy costs today are up to 15 times that of a typical office building, according to studies conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.

And the savings from going green can be substantial: Approximately $86.85 per square foot for an average center.

As more people shift into areas of green responsibility, pushed along by educational programs like that supported by IBM, we will see tremendous savings in energy and a definite improvement in the global environment.

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