Sun Microsystems, makers of big chunks of iron that go into the basement and power websites like Greenbang, has launched a set of tools to help firms design more energy-efficient data centres. Details from El Reg:
Among the tools announced are three Eco Ready Kits: the Sun Eco Assessment Kit provides a methodical approach to analyzing datacenters’ energy efficiency; the Sun Eco Optimization Kit helps customers optimize, consolidate, refresh, and recycle their hardware infrastructure; and the Sun Eco Virtualization Kit offers virtualization solutions that enable better asset utilization and datacenter energy efficiency.