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• University of Melbourne gets Green IT benefit from security

  The University of Melbourne has reported an unexpected side benefit from deploying network security — saving money.

• In pictures: Western Suburbs State Special School and Kroll Ontrack's tech recycling program

  Brisbane's Western Suburbs State Special School has partnered with technology security firm Kroll Ontrack to reduce the volume of materials produced by IT products.

• Facebook-led foundation pushes for open data center tech

  Facebook and several of its high-tech partners are rethinking how companies can handle big data with low-cost computing centers.

• Test Aims to Disprove Data Center Dogma

  Since January, David Filas, a data center engineer at Trinity Health, has been running decommissioned servers, networking gear and storage systems in a simple generator shed on the grounds of the healthcare provider's headquarters in Novi, Mich.

• While we wait for cold fusion, let's update the ECPA

  Well, <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/101411-backspin.html">last week's Backspin</a> on Rossi's E-Cat power generator was fun. Between that column and <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/markgibbs/2011/10/17/hello-cheap-energy-hello-brave-new-world/">a blog posting</a> I made on the topic over at Forbes, I've had more than 100 comments and an insane number of page views which all goes to show just what a hot topic alternative energy is.

• South East Water embraces Green IT

  Under constant pressure from both the global financial crisis and climate change, Australian water utility South East Water (SEW) identified a need to clean up its carbon footprint.

• CIO Summit: South East Water embarks on green IT initiative

  Under constant pressure driven by both the global financial crisis and climate change, Australian water utility, South East Water (SEW) identified a need to clean up its carbon footprint.

• 6 steps to boost data center power and cooling efficiency

  A study released by Stanford University professor Jonathan Koomey pegs growth in energy use among US data centers at 36 per cent from 2005 to 2010 - which is slower than some had predicted but nonetheless significant.

• Australia lagging on Green IT: Report

  A new report has found that sustainable ICT initiatives are stagnant and on the decline worldwide, with Australian organisations underperforming in Green practices.

• Sustainability a priority for government IT leaders

  Three-quarters of Asia-Pacific government CIO and IT managers recognise the need for a dedicated office to plan and execute an overall ICT sustainability strategy.

• Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT

  How does the federal government go about implementing green IT? According to a report out today from the Government Accountability Office, the feds have adopted a number of practices that are useful not just for government IT but all manner of private and public company IT groups as well. These include everything from dedicated funding for green products, to improved employee training and reducing use of paper.

• Google, data centers using less power than expected

  Data centers have been using less electricity than you think ... or at least, compared with what they have in the past.

• Energy hogs: Servers vs. desktops vs. set-top boxes

  Set-top boxes supplied by cable companies are likely using more power than desktop and laptop computers, and about 25 per cent of the power used by a two-socket server.

• Inside HP's prefab data center

  The cutaway section of Hewlett-Packard's latest iteration of a prefabricated modular data center has a space-station-like feel to it.

• How Green is my Cloud?

  When it comes to Cloud computing, CIOs are pragmatic, and perhaps cynical enough, to take its Green credentials with a grain of salt. It’s not that sustainability isn’t an issue, but it’s the flexibility and potential savings of Cloud computing that really have everybody excited. It’s probably just as well, because although Cloud companies are quick to play the ‘Green IT’ card, it seems they’re not always so eager to provide information to back up the claims. And as is so often the case when it comes to sustainability, it’s not just a story about energy efficiency — it’s about clean energy.