Server farm meets wind farm

NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Server farm meets wind farm By Jeff Caruso If you want to change the world, it helps if you can build a business case. Bill St. Arnaud last week blogged about how Internet-connected servers and storage might represent an excellent business case for wind and solar power. Read full story Jeff Caruso is site editor at Network World. Contact him. SPONSORED BY BLUE COAT Get the latest on Web Acceleration Tools Discover how to significantly improve document delivery times for users that are physically away from your centralized data center. A document that takes 80 minutes to delivery to a user across the globe could be delivered in three minutes with Web acceleration. Learn how your IT organization can benefit from this technology. Listen to this Webcast now. RELATED NEWS: Cisco hires former CTO at struggling Motorola as its CTO, 12/05/07 Padmasree Warrior, who resigned as Motorola's chief technology officer on Monday, will take on the same job at Cisco, the networking vendor announced Tuesday. Cisco’s NetFlow vs. Inmon’s sFlow NetFlow sFlow head-to-head. Cisco speeds up security device, 12/04/07 Cisco is introducing an intrusion-prevention sensor that is twice as fast its previous high-end device designed to protect high-speed connections to data centers and WAN links without slowing traffic. The pursuit of a CCIE: From a CCIE's prospective Blogger Rus Healy, who is no stranger to the CCIE lab exam, writes about "conquering the intimidation of pursuing a CCIE". HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE Find the very best tech holiday gift ideas. '07 ENTERPRISE ALL-STARS Honoring outstanding technology projects. SPONSORED BY BLUE COAT Get the latest on Web Acceleration Tools Discover how to significantly improve document delivery times for users that are physically away from your centralized data center. A document that takes 80 minutes to delivery to a user across the globe could be delivered in three minutes with Web acceleration. Learn how your IT organization can benefit from this technology. Listen to this Webcast now. Get Expert Directory and Identity Training at DEC 2008 Join NetPro, Microsoft and the world's top directory and identity experts for the Seventh Annual Directory Experts Conference (DEC) 2008, the only conference for expert training on Microsoft directory and identity technologies. DEC 2008 runs March 2-5, 2008, at the Hilton Chicago. Register today at: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_1203 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnsreport.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   12/06/07 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: Green buildings make employees see red Microsoft uses inkblots as password reminders Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa Warrior fills vacant CTO role at Cisco Juniper 'Hurricane' in the forecast 'Cisco-is-the-only-vendor-for-me' mindset Network skills in high demand 2007 Cool Yule Tools Gift Guide Sprint could spin off WiMAX division All-in-one firewalls fall short FEATURED BUYER'S GUIDE: Network Monitoring and Management Storage Trends Explained Learn how IT shops can optimize their current storage systems with new tools and practices in this informative Webcast, Storage Trends and Options. Listen to industry experts explain the latest developments and address the hype surrounding future storage platforms. Click here for more information. IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's Network Architecture Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007