How much power is your system really using? And how much can you actually save with the new generation of energy-conserving techniques and components? This month we study the phenomenon known as Green IT.
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For many businesses, e-commerce and a strong online presence means they have the potential to grow incredibly quickly. When a business increases in size and client base, so must its server hardware because the more information stored online, the more servers necessary to keep it there.
Additionally, when a website starts to receive a lot of traffic, many companies find that they need to upgrade their server solution from shared to dedicated hosting. This is because of the need for increased bandwidth, processing power and the desire to develop the solution to integrate with databases and other functional software. The more customers that rely on a website to work all day, every day, the more mission critical it becomes.
Similarly, as a business’s content becomes more vibrant and variable, increased dedicated bandwidth proves itself necessary.
At its own Intel Developer Forum (IDF) the semiconductor manufacturer introduced its power saving initiative. Under the Less Watts umbrella a number of Open Source projects have joined forces to help reduce the power consumption of Linux systems.
You’ll find a virtualization solution for every Linux environment – from the desktop to the enterprise server. In this month's cover story, we investigate some promising virtualization tools for Linux users.
Nearly all motherboards have a power management feature designed to power down the computer and put it into suspend mode. In real life, this feature does not always work. Linux has a software-based workaround for the dysfunctional suspend.
Look here for archived tutorials and talks from USENIX Security '08. Each comprises a video and recorded presentation slides which are shown parallel to the talk.
