Sun to build lean servers

KSHITIJ 2008 @ IIT KHARAGPUR

Sun Microsystems, one of the global information technology giants, is looking at building more energy efficient servers that would consume one-third of the electricity consumed by ordinary servers.

Speaking at Kshitij, the IIT-Kharagpur annual festival, Abhishek Mahanty, technical architect "� architecture solutions team of Sun Microsystems, said, "Sun will address the growing issues of limited power, space, and energy, in a climate of increasing demand for performance and utilization for Indian companies. Energy efficient servers cut down on electricity bills and cooling requirements."

Sun's energy efficient servers are designed to help customers tackle the datacenter eco issues of cost savings and energy efficiency.

Such servers could also help consumers cut costs, use less space, improve performance and efficiency and make progress towards a more eco-friendly operations.

According to Mahanty, Although Sun's energy efficient servers are used across corporates and industries, the biggest consumers are banks and telecom service providers.

Sun estimates that the company's datacenter efforts have already saved the planet nearly 4,100 tons of carbon dioxide per year and trimmed 1 per cent from Sun's total carbon footprint.

The new datacenters house Sun's line of energy efficient products, including Sun Fire (TM) T1000/T2000 servers, Sun's x64 servers and Solaris (TM) Operating System.

Through these datacentres, Sun claims to have reduced 10,400 square feet of datacenter space into approximately 5,096 square feet, saved nearly $100K in utility costs in first six months and reduced power consumption by 17 per cent.