SNIA Hooks in to Green Grid

By Greg McNevin

April 10, 2008: As the green revolution gains momentum, many parts of the IT industry are showing they can be green too. With this and greener data in mind, the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has announced that it too has aligned with The Green Grid.

The SNIA and its Green Storage Initiative (GSI) plan to work with The Green Grid in developing and promoting standards, measurement methods, processes and technologies to improve overall data centre energy efficiencies.

“Tackling the challenges associated with energy efficiency and green computing will require collaboration across all areas of the IT industry,” said Vincent Franceschini, Chair of the SNIA. “Storage plays an important role in power and energy efficiency within data centres and business computing ecosystems.

With that, the SNIA’s Green Storage Initiative is dedicated to applying the technical and educational expertise of the storage industry to the broader view of the data centre to collaborate, develop and find more energy efficient solutions for the IT industry.”

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