HP, Intel, NetApp, and Sun Win Green IT Awards

Several vendors active in the storage market have been recognized by the Uptime Institute think tank as leading by example in the greening of IT.

Sun, NetApp, and HP were among eight winners of Green Enterprise IT awards given at the Uptime Institute Symposium 2008: Green Enterprise Computing in Orlando, Florida, today. HP in fact won two awards of the eight. Intel was mentioned as a "Best-in-Class Finalist."

In a statement, the Uptime Institute praised the vendors for the following reasons:

A range of other winners and honorees, including AOL, BMO Financial Group, Hannaford Brothers, Intel, Interior Health Authority, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Office Depot, and UPS, were praised for taking the initiative in greening their IT setups.

Realizing that neither business nor the environment can sustain the costs of the increasing energy demands in data centers, the award-winning companies have displayed leadership and innovation in their data center energy efficiency efforts,” said Kenneth G. Brill, Institute founder and executive director, in a statement. “It is our hope that they will serve as a clear example to the world’s largest operators of critical computing facilities of the realistic impact and feasibility of these types of initiatives.”Separately, the Uptime Institute also issued a report with McKinsey & Company in which it proposes new metrics for green IT and suggests that companies are capable of doing much more than they already are to save energy for themselves and the planet.Have a comment on this story? Please click "Discuss" below. If you'd like to contact Byte and Switch's editors directly, send us a message.