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Is Cisco doing enough to reduce network power consumption?
Better power supplies and fans are not enough to reduce network power consumption. It's time for network vendors to rethink chip design and packaging. Fast Packet
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OpenFlow protocol primer: Looking under the hood
We know the OpenFlow protocol can be used to abstract the network control plane from underlying physical infrastructure, but how exactly does the protocol work? Feature
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Choose greener data center networking gear
Choosing energy-efficient or green networking and IT gear can vitally affect your data center's environmental impact and cost of operation. Learn about environmental and cost savings benefits of choosing energy-efficient networking and IT hardware. Book Chapter
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The Green Data Center: Energy-Efficient Computing in the 21st Century
SearchDataCenter.com wants to help you build the business case for energy efficiency in your data center. This e-book explains the forces driving IT energy consumption, why you should care and how you can mitigate the problem. Each month we will publ... E-Book
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Green networking
Green networking -- the practice of designing efficient networks, consolidating devices, committing to telecommuting and videoconferencing and using virtualization to reduce power consumption across the network -- is an offshoot of the trend towards ... Special Report
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The Price of Power
Traditionally, power consumption was just a cost of doing business, well within the realm of facilities management. But as both the price and demand for power continue to rise, it's a problem IT can no longer afford to ignore. Our four-part series on... Special Report
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Ten cabling tips in 10 minutes
Cable may be basic, but it's integral to your network. This series of 10 tips explains and illustrates the most common types of network cable. Tutorial
Network Management Strategies for the CIO