http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/ Engadget Comments for Corporations finding green in going green http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/Apr 24th 2007 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/

Mr. Dell: "People are throwing away old computers. If we could get them send 'em to us, we could make a ton of money!"


Mr. Dell: "Hello, Mr. Senator? We're very concerned that our customers are throwing away their old computers, because they, uh... pollute the environment? Yeah, that's it! This is a tragedy. It should be illegal. We need a law requiring that old computers be sent for recycling."


Mr. Dell: "I'm gonna git me another yacht."]]>Apr 24th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/
There are some words about software/operating system bloat and how it relates to speed to be said somewhere here, but that's a story for another day. ]]>Apr 24th 2007 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/It kind of makes me twitch when the average user buys a new computer because their computer is so loaded with dreck and spyware.]]>Apr 24th 2007 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/Apr 25th 2007 2:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/24/corporations-finding-green-in-going-green/Now we can all experience for ourselves what it’s like to use one of the world’s largest supercomputers, without having to house it, manage it, power it, administer it, provision it… or buy it. Clearly shared resources like these and the old Colocation Centres are far more efficient and not to mention less expensive. However, one benefit we hadn’t considered was the fortuitous environmental implications they fascilitate. By pooling all these resources, we can seriously cut back on harmful greenhouse gas emissions caused by the millions of organizations independent inefficient networks.
The big question is, will organizations commit to shared resources like these, or will they limit their flexibility and compromise their security. I guess time will tell. Jonathan Schwartz clearly feels they are the new way to go, and I for one agree!

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