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September 15, 2008

Virtualization helps ServiceU slash power bills and reduce servers by 35 percent

Watch this video to see how virtual servers helped a leading software maker achieve big savings.

Wondering just how big an impact virtualization can make on your data center? Ask ServiceU, a leading maker of event management software. Using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and AMD processor-based systems, ServiceU reduced the number of physical servers in its three data centers by 35 percent, and lowered energy utilization at one data center by up to 60 percent.

Find out more about ServiceU’s rewarding experiences with virtualization by watching this video.

Then sample some of our other resources on virtualization and green IT:

Doing the math on virtualization
Pharmaceuticals distributor Lextron shares some real-world virtualization ROI numbers.

White paper: The promise of desktop virtualization
Desktop virtualization can help rein in the costs of managing and maintaining PC infrastructures.

Virtualization How-to: Five steps to safer virtual server
A virtualization security guru his shares field-tested advice on securing virtual servers.

Exclusive IDG research: CIOs share strategies for green IT
A new study from IDG Research Services reveals distinct variations in how large businesses value and implement green IT versus small and midsize companies.

Green Checklist: 10 ways to save energy in the data center
One way to save energy is to pump up the heat! Here are other ways to save on your energy bill.

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April 11, 2008

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AMD's Torrenza program encourages research and development around accelerated computing.