I'm always looking for good ways to describe to end-users what Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager can relate to everyday activities.  Over the weekend, I was helping a buddy of mine move to a new home, and of course we rented a truck.  While we were driving, we noticed a cool gauge on the dash and a pretty simple sticker describing what it does:

Keep it in the Green - what a simple concept!  Most everyone can relate to the gas pedal in your vehicle directly with gas mileage. If you have a lead-foot, you burn more gas.  But people who want to conserve, and keep it green - use cruise control.

Well, Intel servers can also be managed to optimize the energy consumed by the platform.  Power Optimzed servers using X5500 Series Processors (Nehalem) and the X5500 chipset in conjunction with Node Manager is like cruise-control - you set your "speed" and the servers keep that maximum speed.  It's all managed via P/T states using Intel Datacenter Manager.

Of course, at times the RED ZONE is needed - work needs to get DONE - so you throttle up, kick in the Turbo Boost and release that power cap!  But there are also times when all that energy isn't needed - so you lift your foot off the gas pedal, and set your speed for the work that needs to be done. Intel Xeon based servers can transition to higher/lower power states using technologies like EIST, DBS, and Node Manager.

Keep your eyes on the lookout for more data on Intel and server power management at the Intel Developer Forum 2009

Cloud Power Management with Intel® Microarchitecture (Nehalem) Processor-based Platforms

Check Twitter for more details @IDF and @IntelNews and search #IDF09

* disclaimer: giving credit where credit is due U-Haul owns that sticker and tagline!

IDF SF08-Demos are an excellent tool for getting your message across. At IDF we demonstrated Demos on Demand which allows the message to get out without having to take the equipment to the location. Demos on Demand allow our customers, Fellow Travelers and corporate decision makers the opportunity to view our demos at any time from their location. Please view the IDF presentation below and come visit us at Demos on Demand.

IDF SF08-HP and Intel announced collaboration on the world's best 4-socket TPC-C benchmark result of >634K transactions/min. Check out the video with Aaron Spurlock (HP) and Noe Garcia (Intel)discussing the HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server with Intel XEON 7400-series (Dunnington) processors. Let us know what you think.

Big news today at IDF SF08...Intel Exective VP, Pat Gelsinger delivered his keynote address here in San Francisco, Moscone Center. Innovation is always a big topic at IDF and today is no exception. Intel announced today new world record performance for the XEON 7400-series processor, code-named "Dunnington". And just what are these world records you ask? Watch the video for stunning results from Fujitsu Siemens (SPECint), SUN (SPECjbb, Dell (TPC-E), HP (4S TPC-C, SQL Server) and IBM with an Industry First 1.2 Million TPC-C result on Intel Architecture. Enjoy the video!

Hank Lea and myself (Jason Davidson) will be covering the Eco-Technology debates at the Marriot Hotel in San Francisco on Monday, August 18th. We will also be hosting a blog talk radio show around this event at 5:15 PM.

In my tenure at Intel, I have had the pleasure of walking into major companies, educational institutes, non-profits, and government agencies to talk technology with many great people. “How green is this solution” is a topic on many minds lately – no matter which topic of discussion. Being an engineer by trade and scientist by education, I will typically dive into the details of around each component’s power consumption and the discussion ends with some simple math multiplying a number of units by their thermal numbers. However, there is so much more to the overall impact, and as I walk in and out of these locations, I am always amazed at the number of larger issues with much larger impacts that are unresolved or overlooked. For more information on these items, here is a blog.

The Eco-Technology Great Debates provide a unique and entertaining forum to expand your understanding of today’s most pressing data center and IT issues. Come hear industry leaders take up both sides of some of the hot topics facing

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Attendees will learn about the pros and cons of high-density computing versus low-density computing and ready-to-use container data centers versus traditional brick and mortar data centers. There will also be a panel discussion on energy efficiency metrics, which will take a look at everything from chips to cooling systems and how they play a role in energy efficiency.

The energy consumption of servers and data centers has doubled in the past five years and is expected to almost double again in the next five, costing about USD 7.4 billion annually.¹ There is no single right answer on what to do about this critical situation. Take an active step in solving this challenge by attending *The Eco-Technology Great Debates* and IDF at a special money-saving price. Register for IDF now and enter promo code *CLOECOT* (admission to the Eco-Technology Great Debate and a 2-day pass to IDF) or enter promo code *CLTECOT*(admission to the Eco-Technology Great Debate and a full conference pass to IDF). The debate takes place at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel (located across the street from IDF).

¹ [EPA Reports Significant Energy Efficiency Opportunities for U.S.

Servers and Data Centers (August 2007).|http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0de87f2b4bcbe56e852572a000651fde/4be8c9799fbceb028525732c0053e1d5!OpenDocument]

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