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Microsoft has claimed its new Windows Server 2008 has the potential to dramatically cut CO2 emissions.

The company said that through increased efficiency and a new technology called virtualisation, companies could reduce the number of computer servers they use by having multiple servers in one server box.

Bill O’Brien, business manager with Microsoft Ireland, claimed that upgrading every server in Ireland to the product would cut over two million tonnes of CO2 every year.

The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 was officially unveiled in Dublin last week. Source - Ireland.com

Dell is to implement a new virtual environment for Maxol as the Irish-owned oil company moves towards a green strategy. Paul Kenny, Global Infrastructure Consulting Services Manager for Dell Ireland, said the deal, which aims to meet Maxol’s data storage, business continuity and consolidation needs, “ticks all the boxes.” A value of the deal was not disclosed.

“[Maxol] had a lot of old equipment which was going out of warranty and they were having problems with management of the infrastructure, getting service on it. So the solution we gave them allowed them to consolidate a lot of that old equipment onto this new infrastructure and reduce their hardware footprint in the data centre. It is an important solution because it delivers a relatively low footprint,” Kenny told ENN. Read more >>

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Some good news from the ENN web site about IT buyers & Green issues -

“Green IT is increasingly at the top of global business agendas, while here in Ireland IDC says the “greening of IT” will become a key influence on the tech sector.

In order to decrease their carbon footprint, users are likely to try and extend the life cycles of their products, such as PCs. Whether or not this will have a knock-on effect on the overall equipment market remains to be seen. On the other hand, devices to monitor and reduce electricity use are likely to become popular among Irish businesses.”  Read more >>

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