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Minimize exceptions with services-oriented storage

Services-oriented storage is in part designed to eliminate 'one off' implementations that deviate from the standard. Storage services procedures then must be free from bureaucracy and exceptions. Unless there is a clear unambiguous mandate from a senior manager with sufficient authority and control, human nature will sink a storage services initiative and the people who try to implement it.

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Financial giant goes green

The corporate IT group of a very large, worldwide financial organization with 100,000 employees, has initiated an ongoing “greening” process. This is focused largely on reducing energy use both to decrease the corporation's carbon footprint while creating a net savings in operational costs over the lifetime of new, more energy-efficient equipment, including new storage systems.

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Planning a Green Storage Initiative

Fluctuating energy prices have heightened electricity and energy consumption as a major issue within the technology community. IT is a significant consumer of energy and IT energy costs have been rising disproportionately because of continued investment in denser IT equipment. Estimates from the EPA and others indicate that IT will account for 3% of energy consumption by 2012.

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