Solar power in the data centre – solution or window dressing?
Most of us recognise that the Earth is warming and that — despite our planet’s temperatures having dramatically risen and fallen before — we humans must accept some measure of responsibility for the current changes. Already consuming at least 1.1-1.5% of global power, and only forecast to grow ever-more rapacious, the data centres that power our information [...]
The real cause of Global Warming: the Vatican
After a short Twitter conversation with the -usually- formidable, cheeky and clever Ben Kunz, I started to read some of the links he sent me, looking for references, sources, and anything else that could tell me more about the origin of data I am not a gullible person. I have been an IT consultant since [...]
Where Idiots Get Their Data: Other Idiots (Don’t Let it Happen in Your Company)
Bad data and bad conclusions are the scourge of “the internets” — don’t let it happen in your company, too.
Cloud Computing And Green
Image via Wikipedia One of the buzzwords we hear in the marketing campaigns of this cloud era is the concept of Green. Some of the cloud providers target our guilt to sell their services. They clearly understand that most of us are very worried about the impact of global climate change and we are willing [...]
