Schneider Electric Research: Cash trumps Green initiatives

Schneider Electric has a study it is releasing soon with insights as to where environmental projects fit in corporate priorities.

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Fortune 1000: Despite Moral Obligation to Sustainability, Cash is Still King

Nearly 90 percent of senior executives feel morally responsible for making companies energy efficient, but cost savings remain biggest motivator; executives divided on impact of cap and trade, according to survey commissioned by Schneider Electric

 

Palatine, Ill. – February 9, 2011 – Eighty-eight percent of Fortune 1000 senior executives feel business has a moral responsibility, beyond regulatory requirements, to make their companies more energy efficient, according to a new poll released today by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Schneider Electric. At the same time, the vast majority (61 percent) of respondents say that potential cost savings are their biggest motivator to save energy at the enterprise-level, outranking environmental concerns (13 percent) or government regulations (2 percent).

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Google vs. Microsoft, what goes around, comes around

Politico has an anti-trust article about Google's battle and how Microsoft is one of the main supporters of the anti-trust efforts.

Tech war: Google vs. Microsoft
By: Elizabeth Wasserman
February 9, 2011 04:38 AM EST

Google is under siege in Washington like never before — and it says an “anti-Google industrial complex” is to blame.
In an interview with POLITICO, a Google spokesman argued that a cabal of antitrust lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms is conspiring against the Internet search giant. The mastermind? Google says it’s Microsoft.
Maybe it’s irony, or maybe it’s payback.

NY Mag also has an article on the same topic.

Microsoft Tries to Give Google a Taste of Its Own Antitrust Medicine

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Portugal Telco builds one data center as big as current capacity

 

Data Center Dynamics has a post on Portugal Telecom doubling its data center capacity with one building.

Portugal Telecom builds giant data center

Will service EU cloud and storage market by doubling nation’s DC capacity

Published 8th February, 2011 by Penny Jones

Portugal Telecom

Portugal Telecom said it is building one of Europe’s largest data centers, with more than 45,000 sq m of operational space for 50,000 servers and covering two levels.

The build alone will double Portugal’s entire data center capacity.

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50% lower carbon footprint with new Cell Tower

I've discussed the idea of container data centers along with cell towers.  Here is one excerpt that hints of a possibility with HP.

We’re not alone on this journey. We’re working closely with HP on cloud-like technologies and co-creating with Freescale on system-on-chip capabilities. And most importantly, we are co-creating this technology, together with our customers all around the world.

For more background, CNET News covers announcement by Alcatel Lucent on new cell towers.

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