Monday, July 14, 2008

Microsoft Pays Employees For Energy Efficiency Improvements

Microsoft has introduced employee incentives to improve energy efficiency and it’s paying off. From 2004 to 2007, Microsoft saw a 22 percent improvement in the energy efficiency of its data centers, Network World reports.

Microsoft has begun charging business units based on the amount of energy consumed by the servers that host their services instead of basing the charge on the amount of floor space required to stack the servers that their services used - which led to extremely dense, power hungry servers.

This has allowed the company to do away with underutilized equipment resulting in major savings.

The effort has also led to developers writing new code and examining the trade off between extra speed and energy savings.

Data-center facilities managers are in the game plan too - yearly bonuses are based on year-over-year efficiency improvements.

Dupont is also using incentives to cut energy use.


To the source...

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good day !.
might , perhaps very interested to know how one can manage to receive high yields .
There is no initial capital needed You may begin earning with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.

AimTrust is what you need
The firm incorporates an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.

Its head office is in Panama with affiliates everywhere: In USA, Canada, Cyprus.
Do you want to become really rich in short time?
That`s your chance That`s what you wish in the long run!

I feel good, I began to take up real money with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. It`s all about how to choose a proper partner who uses your money in a right way - that`s AimTrust!.
I make 2G daily, and my first deposit was 1 grand only!
It`s easy to join , just click this link http://ododinaxe.s-enterprize.com/ucacydi.html
and lucky you`re! Let`s take our chance together to feel the smell of real money

Anonymous said...

Good day !.
You may , perhaps very interested to know how one can reach 2000 per day of income .
There is no need to invest much at first. You may begin earning with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.

AimTrust is what you thought of all the time
The company represents an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.

It is based in Panama with affiliates around the world.
Do you want to become a happy investor?
That`s your choice That`s what you desire!

I feel good, I started to get income with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. If it gets down to select a correct companion who uses your funds in a right way - that`s it!.
I take now up to 2G every day, and my first deposit was 1 grand only!
It`s easy to get involved , just click this link http://elizecibih.kogaryu.com/isilus.html
and lucky you`re! Let`s take our chance together to get rid of nastiness of the life

Anonymous said...

Hi !.
You re, I guess , perhaps very interested to know how one can reach 2000 per day of income .
There is no initial capital needed You may begin earning with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.

AimTrust is what you need
The company incorporates an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.

It is based in Panama with structures everywhere: In USA, Canada, Cyprus.
Do you want to become really rich in short time?
That`s your choice That`s what you desire!

I feel good, I began to get real money with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. It`s all about how to select a correct companion utilizes your savings in a right way - that`s it!.
I earn US$2,000 per day, and my first deposit was 1 grand only!
It`s easy to get involved , just click this link http://nawusalu.maddsites.com/lojorofu.html
and go! Let`s take this option together to get rid of nastiness of the life

Anonymous said...

Good day, sun shines!
There have been times of hardship when I felt unhappy missing knowledge about opportunities of getting high yields on investments. I was a dump and downright pessimistic person.
I have never imagined that there weren't any need in big starting capital.
Nowadays, I feel good, I begin to get real money.
It's all about how to choose a proper companion who uses your funds in a right way - that is incorporate it in real business, parts and divides the income with me.

You can ask, if there are such firms? I'm obliged to tell the truth, YES, there are. Please get to know about one of them:
http://theblogmoney.com

Anonymous said...

I am the kind of hombre who loves to taste bran-new things. Currently I'm making my personal solar panels. I'm doing it all by myself without the help of my men. I am using the net as the only path to acheive this. I came across a very awesome website which explains how to contruct pv panels and wind generators. The website explains all the steps required to pv panel contruction.

I am not exactly sure about how correct the info given there is. If some people over here who had experience with these things can have a look and give your feedback in the thread it will be grand and I'd extremely value it, cauze I extremely would love to try solar panel construction.

Tnx for reading this. You guys are great.

Anonymous said...

[url=http://www.kfarbair.com][img]http://www.kfarbair.com/_images/logo.png[/img][/url]

בית מלון [url=http://www.kfarbair.com]כפר בעיר[/url] - אווירה כפרית, [url=http://www.kfarbair.com/about.html]חדרים[/url] מרווחים, שירות חדרים, אינטימיות, שלווה, [url=http://kfarbair.com/services.html]שקט[/url] . אנו מציעים שירותי אירוח מגוונים גם ישנו במקום שירות חדרים הכולל [url=http://www.kfarbair.com/eng/index.html]סעודות רומנטיות[/url] במחירים מיוחדים אשר יוגשו ישירות לחדרכם...

לפרטים נא לפנות לאתרנו - [url=http://kfarbair.com]כפר בעיר[/url] [url=http://www.kfarbair.com/contact.html][img]http://www.kfarbair.com/_images/apixel.gif[/img][/url]

Anonymous said...

Hi!
You may probably be very curious to know how one can manage to receive high yields on investments.
There is no need to invest much at first.
You may commense to get income with a sum that usually is spent
on daily food, that's 20-100 dollars.
I have been participating in one company's work for several years,
and I'm ready to let you know my secrets at my blog.

Please visit my pages and send me private message to get the info.

P.S. I make 1000-2000 per day now.

http://theinvestblog.com [url=http://theinvestblog.com]Online Investment Blog[/url]

Anonymous said...

Hi everybody!

We are not acquainted yet? It’s easy to fix,
my name is Nikolas.
Generally I’m a venturesome analyst. for a long time I’m keen on online-casino and poker.
Not long time ago I started my own blog, where I describe my virtual adventures.
Probably, it will be interesting for you to read my notes.
Please visit my web page . http://allbestcasino.com I’ll be glad would you find time to leave your comments.

Anonymous said...

Good day!

Let me introduce myself,
friends call me Peter.
Generally I’m a venturesome gambler. recently I take a great interest in online-casino and poker.
Not long time ago I started my own blog, where I describe my virtual adventures.
Probably, it will be interesting for you to read my notes.
Please visit my web page . http://allbestcasino.com I’ll be glad would you find time to leave your comments.

Anonymous said...

Understandably your article helped me altogether much in my college assignment. Hats high to you send, wish look audacious in behalf of more cognate articles promptly as its anecdote of my pet subject-matter to read.

Anonymous said...

fqhthnnclcvsqizxmkyo, justin bieber baby, sfpymdr.

Anonymous said...

To be a good benign being is to be enduring a make of openness to the in the seventh heaven, an cleverness to guardianship uncertain things beyond your own restrain, that can lead you to be shattered in hugely exceptional circumstances on which you were not to blame. That says something remarkably impressive with the fettle of the principled compulsion: that it is based on a trustworthiness in the up in the air and on a willingness to be exposed; it's based on being more like a spy than like a jewel, something fairly dainty, but whose extremely special attractiveness is inseparable from that fragility.

preeti said...

Nice starting by Microsoft.

Best wishes:search engine optimization india

Anonymous said...

Nice blog here! Also your web site loads up fast!

What host are you using? Can I get your
affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as fast as yours lol

Stop by my web-site ... http://ja.etnopedia.org/

Anonymous said...

Αn outstаnding shaгe! I have just fоrωarded this onto a cоworker who ωаs conԁucting a
lіttle reѕеarch on thіs. And he aсtually bought mе dinneг due tо
the fact thаt I stumbled upon it for him... lоl.
So let mе rеworԁ this.... Thanks fοr the mеаl!
! But уeah, thаnx fоr sρenԁing some time to tаlk abοut
this topic here on your web sіte.

Also νіsit my wеb-ѕitе ::
http://projektypolskie.pl/

Anonymous said...

whoah this ωeblοg is еxcellent i love reading your posts.
Keep up the gоod wοrk! Yοu undеrѕtand,
lots of persons are hunting аround for this info, уou сan help them gгeatly.


Also visit my site ... heal hemorrhoids

Anonymous said...

Very grеat post. I just stumblеd upon уour weblog and wanteԁ tο
ѕay that I have tгuly еnϳoyeԁ
browsing your blog ρosts. After all I'll be subscribing to your rss feed and I am hoping you write again soon!

Also visit my blog :: home cure For Hemorrhoids

Anonymous said...

Hey very іnterеsting blοg!


my page; Simply Click The Up Coming Internet Page

Anonymous said...

Thаnκs for some other infoгmative ѕіte.
The place elѕe could I get thаt type of
information ωrіtten in such a peгfесt mаnnеr?

I havе a undertaκing thаt I'm simply now working on, and I have been on the glance out for such info.

My weblog - Our site

Anonymous said...

Having read thiѕ I thought it was rаther
infοгmative. Ι aρpreсiate yοu finding the tіme anԁ energy tο put thiѕ information together.
I once again find myself personally sρending a lot of time both гeading аnd leaving comments.
But so what, it was still worth it!

Here іs mу wеb page; Rachele - www.agencecbz.lu
-

large bearings said...

Very grеat post. I just stumblеd upon уour weblog and wanteԁ tο
ѕay that I have tгuly еnϳoyeԁ