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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The Next Big Thing
by
Charlie Bess
on 11-23-2009
Filed under: Sensors, Business value generation , Edge computing , Emerging technologies , Energy , Trends, Technology adoption, Analytics
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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The Next Big Thing
by
Charlie Bess
on 11-20-2009
Filed under: Business value generation , Energy , Green IT, Trends, Applications, attention engineering, Technology adoption, User Interface
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
by
john.pickett@hp.com
on 11-04-2009
Filed under: transformation, legacy, modernization, mainframe, MFA, hp, modernisation, mainframe alternative, apps, application, john pickett, z10, energy, energy savings
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
by
WilliamKosik
on 10-30-2009
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
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
on 10-30-2009
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
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...
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
on 09-24-2009
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