Online auction specialist eBay has provided more details of a newly completed data centre which will consolidate all its existing sites into one efficient central facility.

In a blog posting on Datacenterpulse.org, the senior director of eBay’s data centre architecture, Dean Nelson, revealed dtails of the newly completed facility located outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Nelson said that the facility, known as project Topaz, was resilient enough to earn… Continue

Established utility companies are stalling the roll-out of smart grids and meters over concerns that the information available to customers will upset established business models.

That was the assessment from management consultant, Marchment Hill Consulting’s Neil Gibbs, speaking in a panel discussion at HP’s annual Executive Energy Conference in Dubai this week.

Responding to a question from eWEEK Europe UK, following an admission from HP that uptake of smart grid technology had been… Continue

The European Parliament is considering banning the use of potentially toxic compounds such as PVC and halogenated flame retardants in electronic equipment.

The EU Environment Committee voted this week to look into reworking elements of its Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive to… Continue

HRH The Prince Of Wales may not be the first name that springs to mind when it comes to cutting-edge green technology.

Famous for his traditional views on architecture, Prince Charles is often presented as someone with his head in the 19th rather than the 21st Century. But the news this week that the future King is teaming up with IBM to host a nine day sustainability summit in September may help him come across as techy rather than tweedy in the future.

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Technology and energy experts have been warned about being complacent in the face of climate change by a leading green expert.

Speaking at the HP Executive Energy Conference in Dubai this week, climate change expert Gabrielle Walker told the audience of technology and energy industry executives that climate change was an…

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