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Western Digital Committed to Data Center Power Reduction |
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Written by Philip Buonpastore
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Tuesday, 05 February 2008 |
LAKE FOREST, CA - Hard drive manufacturer Western Digital Corp.
announced that the company has joined The Green Grid, a nonprofit
consortium promoting energy efficiency in data centers and business
computing systems.
The Green Grid's purpose is to provide
industry recommendations on practices and technologies that improve data
center energy efficiency. The organization claims that it will not
endorse any specific products or methods, and that membership is open
to companies interested in data center operational efficiency.
"As
demand for storage continues to expand, the need for more efficient
power solutions becomes paramount to our customers," said Tom McDorman,
WD's VP and GM of enterprise storage. "WD's innovative GreenPower
technology makes it possible for large scale data centers to increase
storage capacity while minimizing increases in power consumption".
"Western
Digital is a welcome addition to The Green Grid," said Dr. Tom
Bradicich, Green Grid director. "WD's expertise in power efficient hard
drive technology will be a valuable addition to The Green Grid's
mission". |
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