Sun Microsystems has unveiled three new datacentres in Santa Clara, California, Blackwater, UK and Bangalore, India as part of an initiative designed to make the company more environmentally friendly.
It is hoped that the creation of the new facilities, which have all been installed with the latest energy efficient power and cooling systems, will act to reduce 4,100 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year - equivalent to one per cent of Sun's carbon footprint.
"New standards in datacentre design and management are not only good for the environment, but they are also good for a company's bottom line," commented Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall.
"Most CIOs don't even see an energy bill, which makes little sense given that datacentres can consume a significant portion of a company's total energy draw. By working together, CIOs and CFOs can direct their efforts to successfully squeeze 'green' into - and out of - the datacentre."
In the Santa Clara datacentre alone, the number of servers has been cut from 2,177 to 1,240, the Register reports.
Meanwhile, the number of data racks is down to 65 from 550 and there are now just 225 storage devices compared with 738 previously.
The Santa Clara datacentre has been operational since June.
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