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The New York Times had an article on HP labs activities to gather information on a massive scale . It's a research and development program to show an example of building a planet-wide sensing network, using billions of "tiny, cheap, tough and exquisitely sensitive detectors." This kind...
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An article in New Scientist explores how user interface researchers are investigating computer aided persuasion as a technique to assist people to make choices. To me this is a perfect example of understanding how to use the edge computing interface to shift behavior. "Researchers at Eindhoven University...
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By John Pickett We hear from data center managers about their growing concerns about energy in the data center. According to US Environmental Protection Agency, data center energy consumption has doubled from 2000 to 2006, and expected to double again by 2010 . Some may think the only option for increasing...
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Legacy Transformation - the cost of doing nothing
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john.pickett@hp.com
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11-04-2009
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Here are some more analytics and data visualizations, this time on using outside air to cool a data center. When using this type of strategy, the hourly outside temperature and humidity conditions will drive the overall strategy and control of the HVAC systems. This is why it is critical to develop a...
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Energy Efficient Technology Blog
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WilliamKosik
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10-30-2009
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Filed under: energy, environment, data center, Green, Life Cycle Analysis, energy efficiency, Data Center Strategy, Mission Critical, Mission Critical Space, Data Centers Strategy, Alternative Energy, Data centers, facilities, data visualiztion, energy efficiency analytics
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The FEDERAL LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY,AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE presidential order went into effect on October 5, 2009. The main goal of the order is to "to establish an integrated strategy towards sustainability in the Federal Government and to make reduction of greenhouse gas emissions...
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Energy Efficient Technology Blog
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WilliamKosik
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10-30-2009
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Filed under: energy, environment, data center, Life Cycle Analysis, energy efficiency, Data Center Strategy, Mission Critical, Mission Critical Space, Data Centers Strategy, Alternative Energy, Data centers, facilities, data visualiztion, energy efficiency analytics
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A week or so ago I spoke at an SAP User Group meeting in Houston about technical trends. It wasn't until I was there that I realized I was going to be third out of four presenters talking about technical trends. Needless to say, by the time I presented I had to rearrange my examples on the fly since...
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On September 22, 2009, the EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson signed the rule on a new greenhouse gas emission reporting program which is a pre-cursor to potential carbon taxing policy. The reporting is for the top carbon emitters in the U.S, primarily from the manufacturing sector where carbon emissions...
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Energy Efficient Technology Blog
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WilliamKosik
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09-24-2009
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Filed under: energy, environment, data center, Green, Life Cycle Analysis, energy efficiency, Data Center Strategy, Mission Critical, Mission Critical Space, Data Centers Strategy, Alternative Energy, Data centers, facilities, data visualiztion
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If you follow news related to the development of renewable energy technology, you’ll know that the United States is not keeping pace with other countries in research and development. And it is not just European countries but India and China as well. I don’t want to stray into the political...
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I have always been interested in space, science fiction and advanced technology, and a lot of things that were fanciful creations when I was growing up, like ubiquitous wireless personal communication devices, have come to pass and are now mainstream. From the early days of space flight, solar cells...
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For some weird reason, I have always been intrigued with charts, maps, graphs, etc. Anything that tells a story or conveys information without using a lot of words and numbers attracts my attention. I guess it is the geeky engineer in me. So I have turned this interest into something that actually is...
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I am an avid F1 fan. For those of you who aren’t familiar with F1, it is THE most widely watched international sport and is a multi-billion dollar industry. The cars are the pinnacle of engineering technology and cost upwards of US$20MM. The cars measure fuel efficiency by how many laps they can...
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I was gone for a week taking my daughter back to school. Fortunately, I didn't run into the various technical problems we encountered last year and had her machine running on the campus network within moments of getting it set up. In my long drive to South Carolina from Texas, I tried to catch up...
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Utilities and government agencies are looking for innovative solutions to manage electricity demand during peak periods. Their goal is to reduce consumption during the peak periods reducing the likelihood of brownouts or other power disruptions . There have been techniques discussed for a while to shift...
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(Bill Kosik is the Green Business Technology Principal for HP's Critical Facilities Services Group. In addition to project assignments, he is responsible for research and analysis on new techniques to optimize power use in data centers. He is a licensed professional mechanical engineer, a Certified...
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Energy Efficient Technology Blog
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WilliamKosik
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06-24-2009
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Filed under: energy, environment, data center, Green, Life Cycle Analysis, energy efficiency, Data Center Strategy, Mission Critical, Mission Critical Space, Data Centers Strategy, Alternative Energy, Data centers, facilities
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Make a change to consume less power by shutting down your PC when you leave for the day…. Simply got to www.hp.com/powertochange and download this very cool widget which will track how your actions are impacting the world. Scott