Comments on: Sustainability On Steroids: IBM, Nortel, SAS, SAP etc http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Dennis http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/#comment-373449 Dennis Fri, 16 May 2008 09:30:03 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/#comment-373449 It's a pity you didn't spot it before now. I used to be a student in Cork (Tyndall), and I never knew about CIX. Anyways despite what Cisco are saying about the power ratings being for idle switches, they really can't get away from the figures. Their idle draw in comparison with the Nortel switches indicate that their solution are less power scalable. Switches are not 100% or 0% (or rarely anyways), and so a solution with lower idle draw will ultimately have lower power consumption over the range of activity. It's simple logic and one that really can't be danced away from. It’s a pity you didn’t spot it before now. I used to be a student in Cork (Tyndall), and I never knew about CIX.

Anyways despite what Cisco are saying about the power ratings being for idle switches, they really can’t get away from the figures. Their idle draw in comparison with the Nortel switches indicate that their solution are less power scalable. Switches are not 100% or 0% (or rarely anyways), and so a solution with lower idle draw will ultimately have lower power consumption over the range of activity. It’s simple logic and one that really can’t be danced away from.

]]> By: Cisco Energy Tax « Martin Kempell: Consumer Advocate and Technology Dude About Town http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/#comment-371695 Cisco Energy Tax « Martin Kempell: Consumer Advocate and Technology Dude About Town Wed, 14 May 2008 04:33:08 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/#comment-371695 [...] 5/13: Check out what James has to say. He welcomes the [...] [...] 5/13: Check out what James has to say. He welcomes the [...]

]]> By: Nortel Buzzboard http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/#comment-367367 Nortel Buzzboard Thu, 08 May 2008 12:25:38 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2008/05/01/sustainability-on-steroids-ibm-nortel-sas-sap-etc/#comment-367367 <strong>Nortel energy calculator remorse...</strong> The word on Nortel’s energy efficiency advantages for enterprise networks is getting out there, but not soon enough for some.  On his Lower (Carbon) Footprint blog, Tom Raftery has this post about his Cisco buyer’s remorse.  Tom is a co-f... Nortel energy calculator remorse…

The word on Nortel’s energy efficiency advantages for enterprise networks is getting out there, but not soon enough for some.  On his Lower (Carbon) Footprint blog, Tom Raftery has this post about his Cisco buyer’s remorse.  Tom is a co-f…

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