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The old ones aren't always the best

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Listened to Paul McCartneys' new album on the way to the airport (it was given away free in the Sunday Mail). Awful. Tuneless, and he can't sing any more IMHO. I can only assume that this is part of the divorce settlement, and he has made an album where Heather gets all the royalties!

Why doesn't someone tell the old wrinklies that they can't sing any more. Sinatra was painful at the end. Elton John - ouch. Pink Floyd - never could sing in the first place, but Gilmour still plays sublime guitar, so they are forgiven. Etcetera, etcetera.

Made me think about old bits of hardware and software you have lying around. Should we keep using them, or is it time for them to retire gracefully? All depends on whether they still do a good job or not, and what the replacement would cost of course. I still love mainframes, and I asked myself whether this was nostalgia or stupidity, but then I looked at what is going in the world of IT with virtualisation, and the parlous state of modern oeprating systems and then I realised they are still wonderful, and definitely have a vital role to play in today's data centre.

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tags: Data Center | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Power | Mainframe

Monday, May 19, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (2)

Green factors

Posted by Niek Steenhuis at 2008-05-22 03:07

One thing that might be taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to keep old hardware, is to look at the energy that the old machine uses. New machines tend to consume less energy than old ones. You're right, the replacement costs are an important factor, but a new machine might save you money in the long run, as the money you save on energy might exceed the one-off investment you make for a new machine. And obviously, saving energy is a very green thing to do.

Then again, the importance of nostalgia should not be underestimated either :)

Regards,

Niek Steenhuis
Editor TOPdesk Magazine

PS We are currently finishing the latest edition of our service management magazine, and this issue deals with Green IT. If you're interested, you can take a look at www.topdeskmagazine.com. I expect the new content to be published in a few weeks. Until then, there's other content that might be interesting to you too.