IBM will replace 3,900 servers in its data centers with 30 mainframes and expects to cut its electricity needs by 80 percent. The move to Linux-based System z mainframes will also save the company on software and reduce the IT support costs. IBM has pledged to recycle the computers that will be taken offline.

Moving to data centers larger computer systems is another example of enhancing sustainability while reducing costs. Earlier this year several computing heavyweights, including IBM, Sun Microsystems and Intel formed the Green Grid and promised to increase the energy efficiency of data centers.

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