CSRware CEO: 4 Ways to Save Energy in Cloud Computing

Yesterday our parent site GigaOM held an awesome conference, Structure08, which had some of the top minds in IT discussing and debating cloud computing. The big takeaway for Earth2Tech readers is that as the demand for Internet services keeps on growing, it’s requiring a massive amount of computing and that equals huge power needs. And one company that we met in the halls of the conference that is helping companies manage power is San Francisco-based CSRware, which offers what it calls “eco-analytics,” or a suite of services that measures and manages a company’s energy consumption, water use and waste.

CSRware CEO and president Gary Hermansen chatted with NewTeeVee’s Chris Albrecht to explain 4 topics companies can focus on to reduce their cloud’s energy use: virtualization, heating and cooling, intelligent meters that can determine which rows and racks are sucking up the most power, and making sure you’re running the newest, most efficient CPUs. Hermansen also tells Albrecht the company is out looking to raise its first round of venture funding. (disclosure: CSRware is a sponsor for the GigaOM network).