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Electronics Disposal Efficiency Metric Ensures Companies Can Responsibly Handle Electronics and Electrical Equipment at the End of its Useful Life SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, has launched a new metric to help organizations measure how their electronic equipment is managed once it reaches end-of-current-use. The Electronics Disposal Efficiency (EDE) metric is the...
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, is pleased to announce the full event agenda and presentation topics for its Sixth Annual Forum and Members Meeting. The two-day event will feature sessions led by leading companies and organizations from around the globe, including eBay, EMC, the Environmental Protection Agency, Google, Microsoft and many more. The Green Grid Forum 2013...
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, today announced the launch of a new white paper titled Evaluation of Eco Mode in Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems. The paper offers an extensive look into how Eco Mode can improve data center efficiency and overall Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) when appropriately deployed, and makes recommendations regarding other power distribution...
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, today announced registration is open for Forum 2013, a two-day event being held from March 5-6 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. Forum 2013 will gather leading authorities on resource efficiency for data centers and the entire IT ecosystem and will feature more than 30 informative and interactive...
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, and a global taskforce created to harmonize metrics and measurement protocols for key energy efficiency metrics, today announced agreement on measurement guidelines and next steps for three new efficiency metrics. The taskforce reached consensus on the use of the Green Energy Coefficient (GEC), Energy Reuse Factor (ERF) and Carbon Usage...
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, today announced the availability of its Data Center Efficiency and IT Equipment Reliability report. The report details the latest research on the robustness of modern IT equipment, along with new practices that enable data center operators to reduce and eliminate the need for mechanical air conditioning. Currently, the perception of the...
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global authority on resource efficient information technology and data centers, today announced availability of an Academy Course for its Data Center Maturity Model (DCMM). An interactive learning module, the Academy Course guides data center and facility managers through the steps of the DCMM, helping them better understand and apply benchmarking tools and best practices laid out in the Model. The Academy...
PORTLAND, Ore., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Green Grid (TGG) is excited to announce that Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) will move its programs and membership under The Green Grid brand to build on TGG's success in improving resource efficiency in information technology and data centers. TGG and CSCI will fuse their separate but closely aligned resources together to accelerate the implementation of energy efficiency and sustainability within the IT and...
PORTLAND, Ore., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the global IT industry's leading voice for advancing resource efficiency in the data center and business computing ecosystems, The Green Grid introduced new materials today at its annual Member Meeting and Forum. Data center, business and sustainability leaders from across the globe convened at the annual event to collaborate, network with peers and receive these new research papers, survey results and measurement tools. These tools...
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Grid, the global IT industry's leading voice for advancing resource efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems, today released a case study detailing its industry best practices as they helped drive member company eBay to achieve new levels of energy efficiency in its recently completed data center in Phoenix, Ariz. eBay relied on The Green Grid's Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE(TM)) metric and Data Center...
