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Linux as a Catalyst for a Smarter Planet
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| What do you think about when you read or
| hear the word âsmartâ when it is applied to
| computers? How about a supercomputer? If
| any machine is smart, a supercomputer is,
| right?. According to a study released by
| the University of California at Berkeley in
| May, 2010, 470 of the 500 fastest
| supercomputers in the world run Linux, the
| open source operating system. Thatâs 91%.
| Evidently the people who decided to use
| Linux for these computers were pretty smart
| too.
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| As we think about all the ways where we can
| work together to create a Smarter Planet,
| Linux has a very natural role. First, Linux
| runs on more kinds of hardware than any
| other operating system. So if we are
| talking about tying together disparate
| systems to deliver better, more accurate,
| and more predictive health care, Linux can
| power the hardware and software to maintain
| the information repositories, do the data
| mining, and perform the analytics. That is,
| Linux can help provide the intelligence we
| will need and expect in our complex and
| sophisticated 21st century systems.
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http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2010/06/linux-as-a-catalyst-for-a-smarter-planet.html
Open Source Tools for a Smarter Planet Spread Out
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| One of the better open source-focused posts
| I've seen recently was "Linux as a catalyst
| for a smarter planet," which included Jean
| Staten Healy and Bob Sutor of IBM
| discussing social challenges going on
| around the globe, and how Linux is being
| applied to solve problems. Filled with
| interesting data about how social change
| will make a place for Linux in the future,
| it reminded me of some of the many posts on
| open source tools for humanitarian and
| social causes that we've done. Here, you
| can find many of these, and some thoughts
| on Sutor's and Healy's presentation.
|
| [...]
|
| Sutor and Healy also cite the example of
| Malta, one of the more densely populated
| places on the planet. The Maltese National
| Electricity and Water Utilities is using
| Linux for a nationwide smart grid for
| electrical and water service. So what other
| kinds of tools has the open source
| community served up for these types of
| applications?
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http://ostatic.com/blog/open-source-tools-for-a-smarter-planet-spread-out
Related:
IBM Launches "Big Green Linux" Initiative
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| The announcement was made at a press conference this morning at the opening
| of the LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center tradeshows in San
| Francisco. Supporting IBM in the event, which included announcements of new
| products, customers and services, were representatives from the Linux
| Foundation and Novell.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0287124.htm
Big Blue goes green: IBM plans dramatic overhaul of data centers to save $250
million in energy
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| File this in the âEverything old is new againâ folder. Today, IBM is
| announcing plans to consolidate about 4,000 small servers in six locations
| worldwide into 30 Linux-powered mainframes that are each about the size of a
| refrigerator. IBM says that this move will save $250 million over five years,
| reduce floor space for these servers by 85 percent, and save roughly enough
| energy to power a small town.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=527
What is Tiny, Green, and Penguin-Friendly?
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| This article briefly goes over six mini systems that you don't have to build
| yourself. They are an ideal platform for a project or for a silent system for
| simple tasks like checking your email. The intention was to find systems that
| are small, Linux-ready, and customizable, but price was factored in as well.
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http://www.xyzcomputing.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1122
How Green Is Your PC? Zonbu's Open Source Alternative
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| Because the Zonbox design includes a low-power consuming chip from Via
| Technologies, and no hard drive or fan, it requires less energy. It uses a 4
| GB flash drive instead of a hard-disk drive for storing files, photos and
| music, in addition to the 25 GB of storage capacity available for the monthly
| service via Amazon's S3 service. It also comes with 20 open source
| applications pre-loaded.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/58497.html
GNU/Linux is the most power-efficient OS on Intel hardware
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| According to a keynote given at OSCON, Intel's PowerTOP application has
| allowed developers to get a close-up view of what is sucking power in a
| GNU/Linux system. Apparently they've gotten so much feedback and patches that
| they've been able to extend battery life by an hour since the first release,
| making GNU/Linux the best OS for power saving.
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http://digg.com/linux_unix/GNU_Linux_is_the_most_power_efficient_OS_on_Intel_hardware
Report: Linux, open source greener than Windows
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| A new report from the U.K. Office of Government Commerce about Open
| Source Software Trials in Government, has found that servers running
| Linux could combat the rising problem of e-waste because they last
| up to twice as long as machines running Windows.
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http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1246762,00.html?track=sy184
http://tinyurl.com/38cge3
Is 'green' software possible?
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| He suggests using software such as Puppy Linux, a low resource version of
| Linux, and Portable Apps, a service-based approach to delivering
| applications.
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http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/07/21/green_software_possibility/
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