For Green Data Centers, Tech Firms Pick up Where LEED Left off

Sep 08, 2009 No Comments by admin

What do the growth of cloud-based services, online video and an ever-increasing appetite for digital media have in common? They all require power-hungry data centers — and lots of them. It’s a challenge that hasn’t escaped the IT industry; lately Microsoft and Apple have made some notable hires that reflect the critical nature of energy-efficient [...]

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Facebook Bows to Canada Over Privacy Concerns

Aug 26, 2009 No Comments by admin

Facebook has been in hot water with Canada over how it protects user data, and the country’s privacy commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, is set to announce at a news conference tomorrow that the company plans to comply with the government’s privacy concerns. Last month, Stoddart said that the social network breached Canada’s privacy law by holding [...]

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