Energy Efficient Linux Servers
Servers these days consume ridiculous amounts of power. Multiple 15000 RPM drives in RAID configurations and duets of power sucking CPUs eat a lot of energy.
An article which I read the other day was quite telling. A technology blog did a study into power consumption on servers running Windows and Linux operating systems. After some energy efficiency software tweaks, Linux came out to be more power efficient than it’s counterpart. Up to 12 percent as a matter of fact. When talking about servers, that represents a lot of energy!
Finding Energy Efficient Linux Hosting
As a webmaster and voracious nerd, I like to know that my industry is pulling its weight when it comes to the environment and building a sustainable future. Rackspace is a company that is doing just that – they’re selling environmentally friendly web servers to people. Dubbed as “Green Configurations”, these hosting packages use around 30 percent less energy.
Not only does the hardware consume less power, but the operating system is configurable to use a lot less power also.
Take a look at Greenspace for more information.
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Great find. I’m thinking about energy-efficient PCs. Well be replacing this old PC with a core 2 duo and and LCD soon. I heard they use less energy.
Yeah they do, core 2 duos have new features which utilise less power when they’re not being used to their full potential. Not that fans draw much power, but they also spin down a bit on Core 2 Duo computers. It makes it the green choice.
LCDs use much much less power. I hear the LCDs which use LED backlights use even less power than usual LCDs. Crazy isn’t it? There are some smart people out there – really gives you some confidence that our energy can be used efficiently.