8 The Green and Virtual Data Center
Myth:
Green and PCFE issues are applicable only to large environ-
ments.
Reality:
I commonly hear that green IT applies only to the larg-
est of companies. The reality is that PCFE issues or green top-
ics are relevant to environments of all sizes, from the largest of
enterprises to the small/medium business, to the remote office
branch office, to the small office/home office or “virtual office,
all the way to the digital home and consumer.
Myth:
All computer storage is the same, and powering disks off
solves PCFE issues.
Reality:
There are many different types of computer storage,
with various performance, capacity, power consumption, and
cost attributes. Although some storage can be powered off,
other storage ...