I just returned from a family spring break vacation to Washington D.C. The hotel in which we were staying was located a block and a half away from the Department of Energy building. This government building was actually built on stilts over a road which runs directly below. This particular road was lined with streetlights which were burning 24x7, day and night. For some reason, this really bugged me, given my focus on green technology. After a couple of days I noticed they had fixed this problem and sudddenly I was OK again. I have to remind myself that everything is not perfect in this world and that we all need to strive for improvement on energy conservation.
I am getting ready to board a plane to NYC for a speaking engagement at the NYSE--with our partners VMware and Riverbed. As you might have already guessed, the topic is green. While reading from the list of attendees and noting the companies they represent I feel very good about the discussions we'll have on data center energy conservation.