NetApp has joined the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Green Storage Initiative, which is intended to advance energy efficiency in networked storage technologies.
The initiative plans to cover all shared storage technologies, from server connectivity to storage applications.
Activities will initially include the development of tutorials and educational material, white papers and best practices for energy-efficient data centre storage operations.
“Storage industry collaboration and cooperation will be an important aspect of effectively addressing the growing issue of data centre power consumption,” said David Dale, director, Industry Standards, NetApp.
NetApp will contribute its knowledge of data centre power consumption to the initiative. The vendor’s approach to halting power growth is to provide solutions that reduce raw storage and improve storage utilisation to enable customers to do more with the storage systems already in their IT environments.
“We have the leadership and expertise to provide valuable input to customers, industry, and government alike,” continued Dale.
