As the cost of power and cooling of data centers continues to rise and the availability of energy sources becomes more scarce, companies are increasingly looking to green storage solutions to reduce their energy costs and conserve power. This SearchStorage Tech Report, "Green Storage Explained" helps identify the methods and ways to measure ROI upon installing green storage systems. This Tech Report discusses how to implement green storage in an existing storage environment, which technologies make sense for you to use, and provides case studies to demonstrate how other companies have gone "green". This Tech Report also reviews the next generation of green technologies and where green storage is headed for Storage professionals who are looking to make the green jump.