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HP and IBM...kinda', sorta' says survey

By Austin Modine

Published Wednesday 21st November 2007 20:46 GMT

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The only thing that matters

By Terry Barr

Posted Thursday 22nd November 2007 12:46 GMT

when buying servers is reliability,

DELL is the greenest vendor, by far

By Anonymous Coward

Posted Saturday 24th November 2007 20:49 GMT

This survey was conducted based on IT folks' opinions. Opinions are not facts. If we look at the facts:

- who recycles more (including other vendors' equipment)

- who has best spec.org performance per watt

- who offers the broadest range of services around data centre optimization (power, cooling, floorspace)

- who has densest USABLE X86 blades

Dell is significantly ahead of IBM, HP and Sun.

You may choose X86 vendors on other criteria, but from a green perspective, Dell is significantly ahead. The ecological charities and lobbying groups agree too - Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Sierra Club, etc. Although no company is 'green' per se, Dell is the furthest ahead on key measurement criteria.

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