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"Faced with constraints for energy efficiency and analytic compute capacity to support world-leading geosciences research, we absolutely require technological innovations from leading companies like HP, " said Chris Hill, principal research engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and co-chair, Research and Education Subcommittee, Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing.
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There are a host of IT green benefits using cloud computing.
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Today, we are increasingly moving towards more distributed forms of computing, including the use of grid and cloud computing infrastructures (also similar to what BU, MIT, Harvard, Northeastern and UMass are doing with the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing Center).
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From a green perspective, as cloud computing gains momentum, the overall carbon footprint of SMEs should decrease considerably.
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So why have a mass of IT staff maintaining servers when actually it is possible to go to a cloud organisation and have it look after the services that we need as an organisation?( Interview: Cloud computing: going green 28 June 2010, On Windows).
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Bernd Kosch, green IT advisor, Fujitsu Technology Solutions: Among the various green benefits of the cloud computing paradigm, there is one which is exceptionally striking: cloud computing enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take full advantage of very large scale data centre technology, including the latest, most energy-efficient hardware provided in the shortest refresh cycles and leading facility-related infrastructure with advanced power utilisation effectiveness.
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And cloud computing also gives organizations a green boost. 64% of organizations say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy consumption.
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Despite 25 teraflops of computing power, SetiAtHome has not yet spotted any little green men.
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With our expansive and resilient network infrastructure, inexpensive green energy, and agile and prosperous business environment, we should be excelling in the field of cloud computing.
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