The efficient use of disk can help with data center greening when a user reads and writes to the densest possible disk array to ensure capacity is maximized and more disk is not bought unnecessarily. In archiving, on the other hand, the greenest option is tape, which uses less power and produces a lower heat [...]

As data center space becomes harder to find, alternate forms of data storage like data center containers are becoming more popular.  This is clear, for example, from Active Power’s recent success with its Power House systems.  These act as extensions of more conventional data centers, providing extra space in the form of containers, typically until [...]