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Being Green - Easy or Hard??
Well, I think Kermit (the Frog) was wrong.......it is easy bein' green.....for Nortel customers anyway. And especially when bein' green comes with great financial dividends as well.
The last couple of months have seen a swirling of points and counterpoints about what it means to be green in networking... it all started with some strong points by Nortel back at InterOp that the Nortel data products were much more energy efficient than some key competitors. While I have been looking at other areas, the information keeps piling up that Nortel is really a much better solution than Cisco.
In fact, a NEW TOLLY REPORT of a complete converged network including VoIP under different loads shows Nortel uses 40% less energy than Cisco. The Energy Efficiency extends from the data infrastructure into the telephony equipment, where Nortel phones use 40% less energy that equivalent Cisco devices. This continues the debate from before, but now includes more information and results. Also there are some interesting Energy Efficiency videso on YouTube at www.youtube.com/nortelvids.
Finally, the energy calculator I promised has been up for a while. In fact In-Stat says it is the only tool of it's kind in the industry. You can find it either by going to the Nortel SaveEnergy page or directly to the Nortel Energy Efficiency Calculator.
So, in the end it really is easier to be green. Sorry Kermit, but you were just ahead of your time....by the way, if you want to read the original lyrics, they can be found HERE, or a video of Kermit on YouTube.....in the end he agrees, being green is better, even if it is hard at the beginning. We couldn't agree more, engineering for green takes some time, but it is worth the reward.
