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Article: Green storage gaining ground: power consumption, ventilation layouts, new technologies help ease data center costs.(Storage Technologies)
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- Communications News
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- August 1, 2007
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There have been some impressive developments in green technology recently for communications and networking, both in terms of innovation and adoption. This is not necessarily because of an increase in idealism, but rather economic necessity, especially where power consumption is concerned. This is particularly true in the case of LANs and storage area networks (SAN)--and any enterprise or institution that uses this technology.
With climbing energy prices, even a small percentage reduction in energy consumption can have a major impact on the bottom line. As a result, from large data centers down to small and midsize businesses, there is an increasing awareness of ...