- Steve Ballmer Chief Executive Officer Microsoft
Microsoft's attention to environmental issues is in the news. Read the articles.
Microsoft Corp. today announced Microsoft Hohm, a new online application that enables consumers to better understand their energy usage, get recommendations and start saving money.
Microsoft engineers are putting a number of new power management features into Windows 7 that are designed to help IT administrators reduce power consumption and cost while improving the user experience.
As massive data centers suck up energy and money, the tech industry is looking for ways to turn down the heat. Above, Rob Bernard, chief environmental strategist for Microsoft, walks through a server room. "We think it's possible to double computing while driving down energy consumption," he said.
Microsoft's ideas matter, of course, not just because most of you rely on its technology in its data center but because the company has lots to share about what it has learned about its own data centers — which it has been building out to support its various software-as-service initiatives.
The World Wildlife Fun (WWF) released two reports that explore the environmental impact of business travel and the replacement technology.
Yesterday at the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum, (former) President Bill Clinton launched the Microsoft & Clinton Climate Initiative joint effort, Project 2°, to save the cities of the world from ravages of climate change.
It's a big deal when a major corporation pledges to cut its carbon footprint--every detail of energy and transportation use needs to be taken into account--and it's an even bigger deal when a company as large as Microsoft says that is will reduce its carbon footprint by 30% compared to 2007 levels in the next three years.
Microsoft, in fact, had "The Big Sleep" in mind when it came up with Marlowe, as the company is trying to study more efficient ways of turning servers off and on over the course of a day
Microsoft has launched Environmental Sustainability Dashboard, an add-on to its Dynamics AX business applications that allows midsize companies to collect auditable data for energy consumption and GHG emissions
Microsoft is offering an add-on to its Dynamics AX that enables companies to analyze their energy use and translate that into environmental impact.
Rob Bernard grew a love for the outdoors in his youth. Today, he's so attuned to the environment that he installed a device in his office to monitor his energy use.
Microsoft's Arne Josefsberg says it is vital to monitor average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) to understand its datacenter operations and make better decisions.
With power-saving features built directly into it, the new Windows 7 operating system may help businesses wanting to reduce their electricity bills.
Could the data center of the future be inspired by the Model T? Microsoft's head of data center design, Mike Manos, thinks so. Here's what he had to say.
What's the biggest opportunity for companies to be greener? Reduce kitchen waste in the corporate cafeteria. Read how Microsoft is leading the charge at its Redmond, Washington campus.
Microsoft's Jan Meuhlfeit is a believer in the power of software and the Internet to help the environment. Read his comments to global business leaders.
Discover how Microsoft is making it easier for budget-conscious nonprofits, schools, and consumers to get Windows on their refurbished PCs.
Microsoft announced last week that it had completed the first phase of its new, container-based data center in the Chicago area.
Microsoft has opened the doors of its $550 million, 477,000-square-foot data center in San Antonio.
Microsoft’s IT department has a double mission: To be an IT department serving the needs of the company, like any other IT department, and also to be the "first and best customer" -- a testing ground and model implementation -- for Microsoft's own products.
Microsoft ditches plastic and Styrofoam in its cafeterias and kitchenettes for compostable knives, forks, spoons, cups, bowls, plates and clamshell carryout containers. That switch is one of several the company is making to reduce the amount of waste generated by the 24,000 meals served daily at its corporate headquarters campus in Redmond, where roughly 40,000 full-time employees and vendors work.
The Green Restaurant Association said today that Microsoft's food-service facilities have earned "Certified Green Restaurant" status. It's the first U.S. corporate campus to be given that status.
Once upon a time, Microsoft used to fill its data centers one server at a time. Then it bought them by the rack. Now it's preparing to load up servers by the shipping container.
Work to measure and steadily improve energy use by servers is progressing steadily, with Microsoft and the EPA both undergoing server efficiency tests.
SEATTLE, WA —Verdiem this week uneveiled Edison, a free version of its Surveyor energy management software, designed to "bring PC energy management to the masses." As part of the launch, Verdiem and Microsoft are touting the software as a way for individual computers to play a role in the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, which aims to reduce the overall emissions from global IT by 54 million tons in the next two years.
Windows Vista power management features pay off in the long term, reports environmental consulting firm.
Microsoft finds that charging departments for the units of memory they use is a good way to reduce unneeded server use.
Microsoft is working with the U.N. to donate three to four-year-old computers to an upstart company in Uganda.
Technology centers, where inventors, entrepreneurs and investors come together, will enable us to make an exciting and dramatic transition to a new clean energy economy, says environment writer.
A computational scientist at Microsoft Research publishes two important papers on the implications of climate change and how we can best respond.
Learn about the Sustainable Computing Initiative and research at Microsoft to support efficient power management, increase energy efficiency, and decrease carbon emissions.
Read about Microsoft Research grants that “encourage novel thinking” about environmentally-friendly computing.
Learn how Microsoft promotes environmental sustainability with efficient code, free and convenient employee transportation, ISV partnerships, and strategic operations decisions.
Read about the convenient commuter options many companies now offer to help their employees save time, money, and gas.
Imagine a world where technology helps to create a sustainable environment. That is the challenge of the 2008 Microsoft Imagine Cup competition. Read about the innovative software designs of the top U.S. winners.
Microsoft's new Clearflow technology uses complex software models to help you avoid traffic jams. Learn more about Clearflow, including how you can get it.
The new facility could potentially have up to 11 times the capacity of similar sized conventional data centers.
Read John Rath's summary of Michael Manos keynote address at Data Center World.
Think inside the box: learn about Microsoft's first container data center.
Read an interview with Michael Manos, Microsoft Senior Director of Data Center Services and Christian Belady, Microsoft Principal Power and Cooling Architect. Manos and Belady discuss innovative approaches to data center efficiency.
Microsoft encourages increasing the development of software that has the ability to control greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, building management, deforestation, electrical grids, and utilities.
