Comments on: Heading to EnergyCamp and Interop http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:05:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David Link http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-116434 David Link Mon, 05 May 2008 02:40:46 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-116434 Tom stopped by our booth to say hello at Interop. We had a laughter filled discussion where the topics ranged from IT Operations Management to Web 2.0 to Green IT. One of the interesting trends that we are creating beyond the typical virtualization path to green IT, is to build a new breed of integrated applications that have a profound impact through better design. If you can figure out how to combine 5-8 traditionally standalone applications into a single integrated application you have just reduced CO2 emissions by 6-10 power supplies. So the more standalone applications (that almost always lives on a unique server with dual power supplies) that can be intelligently integrated, the electrical consumption savings grow linearly. Even though virtualization gets an amazing amount of hype these days, there are other clever ways to help save the environment via the combination of applications living on a single server! Tom stopped by our booth to say hello at Interop. We had a laughter filled discussion where the topics ranged from IT Operations Management to Web 2.0 to Green IT. One of the interesting trends that we are creating beyond the typical virtualization path to green IT, is to build a new breed of integrated applications that have a profound impact through better design. If you can figure out how to combine 5-8 traditionally standalone applications into a single integrated application you have just reduced CO2 emissions by 6-10 power supplies. So the more standalone applications (that almost always lives on a unique server with dual power supplies) that can be intelligently integrated, the electrical consumption savings grow linearly. Even though virtualization gets an amazing amount of hype these days, there are other clever ways to help save the environment via the combination of applications living on a single server!

]]> By: Walter http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-115904 Walter Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:06:42 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-115904 Even San Francisco or New York or some other metropolitan area with a high concentration of attendees would be more energy-efficient than having everyone fly in to Las Vegas. Even San Francisco or New York or some other metropolitan area with a high concentration of attendees would be more energy-efficient than having everyone fly in to Las Vegas.

]]> By: walter http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-115903 walter Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:46:05 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-115903 I guess if the end justifies the means... on the other hand, as its an 'un-conference' and given it's subject matter and the tech-literacy of its participants, wouldn't (and believe me - I'm biting my tongue suggesting this ) a Second-Life event be more appropriate? I guess if the end justifies the means…
on the other hand, as its an ‘un-conference’ and given it’s subject matter and the tech-literacy of its participants, wouldn’t (and believe me - I’m biting my tongue suggesting this ) a Second-Life event be more appropriate?

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-115901 Tom Raftery Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:57:16 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-115901 @Walter - yes, many of the attendees will be flying in but this is going to be the case for any conference, no matter where you locate it. @Walter - yes, many of the attendees will be flying in but this is going to be the case for any conference, no matter where you locate it.

]]> By: Walter http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-115899 Walter Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:48:23 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-115899 So I guess most attendees will be flying in too. So I guess most attendees will be flying in too.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-115898 Tom Raftery Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:33:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-115898 @Walter - ROFL! That was exactly my reaction to Dave Berlind but then when I thought about it for a sec, I realised that LV is a great place to hold it. In the first place we don't have to go far to point to examples of waste and in the second place, locals who show up have a strong possibility of having a greater than average influence on change! @Walter - ROFL! That was exactly my reaction to Dave Berlind but then when I thought about it for a sec, I realised that LV is a great place to hold it.

In the first place we don’t have to go far to point to examples of waste and in the second place, locals who show up have a strong possibility of having a greater than average influence on change!

]]> By: Walter http://www.tomrafteryit.net/heading-to-energycamp-and-interop/#comment-115896 Walter Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:24:33 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/?p=1488#comment-115896 EnergyCamp: A conference on Energy conservation being held in Las Vegas. Wow! Where do I begin? EnergyCamp: A conference on Energy conservation being held in Las Vegas.
Wow! Where do I begin?

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