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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:31 PM

Designing Generation 4.0 Data Centers: The Engineers’ Approach to Solving Business Challenges

Microsoft’s data center team blog by Daniel Costello was posted this morning on: Designing Generation 4.0 Data Centers: The Engineers’ Approach to Solving Business Challenges, part 1. A couple of years ago, when our Data Center Services’ Research &
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:47 PM

Students talk “green” on the new Student Digital Experience site

Did you know that Students are environmentally conscious? They are! They care! They drive change into the world. Check out some of their thoughts and perspectives on the new Student Experience website. This is a cool site for students and a great segment
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:34 PM

“Going Green” with TechNet Magazine

To celebrate Earth Day and help you create a more energy efficient IT infrastructure, TechNet Magazine is publishing a special online-only edition dedicated to Green IT. Discover new tools for planning a virtual environment, learn how to easily enforce
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:36 PM

Why Earth Day Matters to Microsoft

I just wrote the following post on Microsoft's On The Issues blog. Cross posting here: Earth Day and every day, we face significant environmental challenges tied to the way we live and use resources. Effectively managing our scarce energy resources while
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:32 PM

Green IT webcast series

As I mentioned in a previous blog post , Microsoft is kicking off a Green IT webcast series on TechNet. We now register for the first 5 in the series. Here’s the full list and direct links to find out more and register: · Transforming the Data Center
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:20 PM

From Recyclable Forks to Research into Climate Change, Microsoft Works to Make Planet More Sustainable

A new article just posted about Rob Bernard’s efforts in leading Microsoft’s environmental sustainability efforts, helping customers, partners and its own employees consider software to make a difference. For Rob Bernard, a fork is not just a fork. It’s
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:10 PM

Top 10 Best Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers

As part of its commitment to sharing best practices, the Microsoft Global Foundation Services’ data center team released a new paper, “ Top 10 Best Practices for Environmentally Sustainable Data Centers .” The top 10 list was unveiled this morning to
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:03 PM

Will Code for Green contest

As you may have already read on the Microsoft Live Search Blog , we have initiated a Will Code for Green contest! A little while ago, @msngreen tweeted it . It's all true - you have an opportunity to showcase your skills, improve the planet, and possibly
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Monday, April 20, 2009 4:54 PM

Computerworld Ranks Microsoft a “Top Green-IT Organization” for 2009

Today, IDG's Computerworld has selected Microsoft as one of the top Green-IT Organizations for 2009 for the second consecutive year. Microsoft is ranked #4 this year and moved up 2 spots from their 2008 ranking (6th in 2008). This honor is part of the
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Friday, April 10, 2009 11:01 PM

Microsoft aims for dramatic drop in its data-center energy usage

Todd Bishop from the Puget Sound Business Journal posted the second installment in his Green Czars series. The story focuses on Microsoft’s work in improving power management at its data centers as well as new approaches to data center design, including
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009 4:18 PM

How “Green” Are Microsoft Online Services

As some of you know, the Environmental Sustainability team has recently created a Twitter account to enhance the conversation around Sustainability and Microsoft. You can find us on Twitter @microsoft_green . A few weeks ago, Diane Gallagher (@farthestcorners)
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:03 PM

From Workplace to Anyplace

I just posted a new blog entry over at Nortel’s newly launched Greenroots blog. The blog entry is titled From Workplace to Anyplace which provides highlights on the WWF study that was recently published. Here are some of the big findings: Increasing virtual
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:06 PM

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit for Energy Efficient Computing

Last week, Microsoft released an update to the Assessment and Planning toolkit that provides specific reports for energy efficiency savings. Organizations can use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit to quickly obtain comprehensive planning
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Monday, April 06, 2009 10:04 PM

Healthcare IT News - "Docs use 'green' IT"

I wanted to highlight a story in Healthcare IT News which touches on hardware reduction, cost savings, ‘green’, business agility and disaster recovery themes related to virtualization. The story integrates Microsoft healthcare customers KSF Orthopedics
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Monday, April 06, 2009 5:51 PM

Green IT webcasts

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
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:37 PM

Fresh Dialogues - Rob Bernard, Microsoft’s Green Czar talks clean tech

Alison van Diggelen from Fresh Dialogues posted a podcast interview with Rob Bernard, which she characterized as a “lively discussion” that covers: The roots of Rob’s green passion Where Microsoft’s greatest energy reduction opportunities lie and how
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:35 PM

Creating a Greener Data Center

A new article posted today on Microsoft’s efforts to create more efficient and “greener” data centers. you can read the full article at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/apr09/04-02Greendatacenters.mspx It wasn’t long ago that corporations
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