I was reading HP CEO Michael Hurd’s biographical piece on Fortune magazine and it struck me how cost conscious HP management is. Article attributes this culture to Hurd’s mid-western background.
In that context I read this announcement by HP that the two leading visual effects companies have gone with HP blade server to drive down data center cost. This is significant as it shows companies are not only  buying advanced gears but also buying with intention to reduce cost.
HP today announced that two world-leading visual effects companies have selected …

The 2009 Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference featured a Green Jobs Expo showcasing the many pathways to green jobs and careers, which surprisingly didn’t have any of the blue chip IT companies!
It definitely can’t be lack of awareness considering its hype everywhere, so what’s the deal here?
For example companies like HP, IBM, Cisco and Microsoft are not too excited about Obama’s green initiative. Actually these companies are not even  offering many green jobs. There is lot of talk about green computing initiatives but its not translating into green jobs …