By Phil
16 May 2008
5:59 pm
Once again there is a lot of focus on the energy efficiency of networking gear and the significant differences between products in how effectively they use energy. Nortel is calling this the Cisco Energy Tax, and it can significantly increase the Total Cost of Ownership of a network. I wrote about this in a posting a few weeks back; Green Makes Sense, but I thought it was worthwhile commenting a bit more now that there is more detail up on the Nortel site and on YouTube.
As I commented before, there is a real difference in the power consumption of Nortel data products and Cisco equivalent products. It is enough that if you replace ...
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By Phil
13 May 2008
3:24 pm
I found the recent study IDC IDC did with Nortel sponsorship of the emergence of the Hyperconnected worked to be very interesting, it confirmed what many of us know to be true; we are increasingly living in a Hyperconnected world and are ourselves connected everywhere, all the time.
The following is the link to the white paper and the associated materials, I encourage everyone to take some time to review it. IDC Hyperconnectivity Report The report offers some great insights about how individuals view the emerging transformation. It is based on almost 2,400 interviews globally and is the most comprehensive view I have seen of defining the transformation coming.
What I ...
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By Phil
5 May 2008
10:43 am
Last week at InterOp, Nortel created a sensation with it's commitment to Green Technology and demonstrations that Nortel data equipment is dramatically more energy (and carbon footprint) efficient than our major competitor. The Tolly Group has analyzed Nortel data products versus the major competitor and has independently verified the veracity of the Nortel claims (Tolly report).
Green thinking in IT makes both good corporate sense, but it also makes good financial sense as well. Nortel has built a Green Calculator that allows companies to analyze their ROI on Green Networking. For example, a 2,500 seat network with gigabit desktops and IP telephony would save almost $2,000,000 over 5 years with the Nortel Green Network versus ...
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