BLADE Network Technologies joins Climate Savers Computing Initiative

http://www.datastorageconnection.com/article.mvc/Blade-Network-Technologies-Climate-Savers-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a

BLADE Network Technologies, Inc., the industry leader in network virtualization for servers and storage, announced that it has joined the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing computer power consumption by 50 percent by 2010.

As a pioneer of energy-efficient data center networking, BLADE is the only company in the networking industry recognized on AlwaysOn’s GoingGreen 100 list of the world’s foremost “green” companies. BLADE views organizations such as the Climate Savers Computing Initiative as key to the energy-efficient data center of the future.

“BLADE is committed to working with organizations such as the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, which is dedicated to improving the power efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of computers,” said Andre Luthard, Chief Green Officer, BLADE Network Technologies. “At a time when customers are seeking to embrace best practices for energy efficiency and economically sound environmental value in their data centers, Climate Savers Computing is helping to increase our industry’s eco-consciousness.”

Very cool, the more as an industry we talk about the issues and challenges, the more we can discuss and resolve them, to work together and illustrate what best practice steps, what technologies we can deploy to meet the business needs within the operational or environmental constraints.