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The A to Z of green IT
Green is the new black...

By Gemma Simpson

Published: Wednesday 21 November 2007

Blades

Blade servers and PCs have become increasingly popular as secure and space-saving technologies. But using blades could also be eco-friendly too.

Green IT from A to Z

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A is for Abroad
B is for Blades
C is for Carbon footprint
D is for Data centres
E is for Energy sources
F is for Freecycle
G is for Government
H is for Homeworking
I is for Ice caps
J is for Jobs (Steve)
K is for Kilowatts
L is for Landfill
M is for Mercury
N is for Nanogeneration
O is for Offsetting
P is for Paperless office
Q is for Queen
R is for Recycling
S is for SmartPlanet.com
T is for Travel
U is for Upgrade
V is for Virtualisation
W is for WEEE
X is for Xmas
Y is for You
Z is for Zero emissions

Each blade is a bundle of hardware packaged onto a single flat unit that can be quickly slotted into and removed from a computer rack.

Vendors argue blades are more energy efficient than traditional options.

Blade PCs also reduce the office temperature as the heat produced by the blades is restricted to the computer room - resulting in a more comfortable working environment, as traders at Lloyds TSB found out.

The University of Reading is also using a blade-based system in its supercomputer which will, quite appropriately, be working on research including air pollution, climate change and meteorology.