Microsoft is kicking off a Green IT webcast series on TechNet. You can register for the first 2 webcasts here:

· Transforming the Data Center with Energy Efficiency (Christian Belady) - http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032413055&Culture=en-US

· Cloud Computing Futures: Creating Greener Clouds with Microsoft Research (Dan Reed)- http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032413180&Culture=en-US

Other upcoming topics include power management advancements in Win7, tools and techniques for realizing energy efficiency through virtualization, and an overview of energy efficient computing.