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Server Virtualization Saves Energy

The computing revolution comes with a not-often acknowledged environmental cost. Computers, as well as computer servers, use energy and give off heat. Then they have to be cooled down, using more energy. At Vanderbilt University, officials with Information Technology Services are using a 'server virtualization' strategy to dramatically reduce the rising energy demands caused by the computing needs of a large research university.

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Trackback Added: Virtualization is "Carpooling for Computers"; I was reading this article at Sys-Con about how Vanderbilt University is using server virtualization to save energy and felt this paragraph really drives the point home: It's carpooling for computers, and its impact at Vanderbilt is just beginning. It's...

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