Green IT Sustainability

The adoption of server-based virtualisation is gaining pace as organisations face up to a new decade with ever tighter budgets. However, many of the potential benefits of desktop virtualisation are as yet untapped. The Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) presents the opportunity to fundamentally transform the cost model of desktop computing ... read more..

Information Technology has planted itself firmly at the heart of all modern businesses and has become inseparable. From the moment you wake up, until the moment you go to sleep billions of transistors, sensors, control systems, software applications and business rules shape your day. Gone are the days where a mechanic ... read more..

A study on the disposal of IT equipment might not ordinarily make interesting reading, but in this period of heightened concern on the environment and sustainability the results of this study do at least set a marker in the sand from which to monitor progress into the future. This new ... read more..

Results of NCC Member Question Issued 27 November 2009We plan to move our Trading Room to another building. Currently we have conventional PCs rack mounted in a comms room with a small remote box (connected to the PC over ethernet cable) on the traders desks providing display, k/board and mouse ... read more..

Nikolaos Makris of 2X Software considers the growth of thin client computing (and the environmental implications), and where it is heading in the futureIts official the days of the local desktop OS are numbered! By 2014, Gartner predicts that there will be more than 66 million virtualised desktops globally. ... read more..

A decade into a new millennium, much of our IT infrastructure is fit for digital landfill and we are continuing to pour money into it at an alarming rate. The current approach to IT is to custom-build systems and incrementally change them as required. As the degree of change ... read more..

ECM has the power to transform employee productivity, drive down costs and reduce the carbon footprint for any organisation. But many organisations have yet to achieve maximum value from the investment. From clearly defining corporate expectations up front, to ensuring user buy-in, only the right approach can ensure that organisations ... read more..

The data centre continues to evolve with the need for storage capacity growing so quickly that many organisations struggle to keep up. Even before the global economy took a nosedive, organisations were starting to look for the best way to re-utilise their pre-existing storage capabilities. But now, with the increasing ... read more..

There is an urgent clash of priorities facing the UK when it comes to IT infrastructure We all understand the importance of ICT in a knowledge-based economy. The need for better, bigger, more sophisticated ICT will only continue to increase as Britain strives to compete as a world leader. ICT ... read more..

As the scientific consensus on the man-made origins of global warming hardens into fact, there is overwhelming pressure to take action from governments, business and consumers. New laws are coming in to reduce the threat, especially in Europe. With whole industries striving for greener ways of working, embracing both new ... read more..

IT and the environment: a new item on the CIO's agenda investigates the efforts being made by organisations to measure and reduce the environmental impact of the IT function. The report assesses how these changes are affecting the purchasing, operation and disposal of technology assets within businesses today. IT and ... read more..

This article looks at how suppliers have responded to the need for IT to become 'greener' and considers the motivation behind it; is it simply 'green wash' - business as usual with a green marketing message - or something more sincere?Suppliers Developing a Green Agenda ... read more..

This is an early guide to CRC based on a government consultation report and, whilst it is unlikely that the high level structure will change, there could be alterations to specific details.Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) A guide for the CIO ... read more..

The potential to leverage IT services and business information has greatly increased over the last decade. The concepts of joined-up IT and web services are powerful tools for business innovation. However, uptake of these technologies is often hindered by existing inflexible systems and high costs. A company's core systems are ... read more..

James Han from Atos Origin considers the specific technologies and external factors influencing the future of the desktop. Ask about the future of the desktop and you'll get some fairly confident responses. 'Virtual desktop is the way forward' will be followed by 'Skip Vista for Windows 7' and in between nods ... read more..

The recession will mean cutbacks in budgets that will affect IT service provision and training. Mike Summers, General Manager of ILX Group's Performance Support Solutions explores this issue and offers some practical advice for IT managers and directors. To paraphrase Robert Burns, the best laid plans often go awry, and that ... read more..

Press Release from The National Computing Centre, Manchester UK. Issued 14th April 2009 The impact of supply chain operations on the environment is now high on management's priority list as companies seek to show their 'green' credentials. This is according to the National Computing Centre's latest survey of this market. The research ... read more..

With energy prices rising, regulatory pressures mounting and stakeholders demanding enterprises become more socially aware, green IT is a key issue affecting businesses today. In the past, most organisations paid little regard to the environmental aspects of the equipment they used, or the way resources were consumed and disposed of. However, ... read more..

How desk-booking has become the most effective way to reduce carbon footprint. Radiators, air conditioning units, fans, lights, computers, telephones, shredders, laminators, printers, scanners, photocopiers.an endless list of appliances that have converted offices into the biggest energy guzzlers and polluters in the country. Some companies insist on a strict no car policy ... read more..

Environmental legislation, consumer pressure and the economic climate are all contributing to an explosion in the demand for the 'greening' of IT. But greener ways of working - reducing energy and materials usage, curbing of greenhouse gas and polluting emissions - are not just worth doing for 'ethical' reasons alone; ... read more..

Every organisation is under increasing pressure from customers, employees, shareholders and government to be more environmentally aware. But the green bandwagon has proved too tempting for some organisations looking to boost ethical credentials via headline grabbing policies way before they have achieved tangible change. Such generic statements about green ... read more..

Predicting what lies ahead is always an uncertain art. But in the immediate future one thing is a nailed on certainty; energy prices are set to continue their inexorable rise . . . For many companies this aggravates concerns about exposure to price increases and makes the management of power costs ... read more..

Gary Cornell provides a view of the Green agenda from the US. he believes our greener and, more importantly, more profitable future lies in Cloud Computing. When I was young there was a horrible commercial for a margarine whose punch line was 'It's not nice to fool Mother Nature'. When the ... read more..

In the past, most organisations paid little regard to the environmental aspects of their IT or the way resources were used and consumed. Now, driven by increasing awareness, costs, regulatory pressures, and equipment disposal liabilities, more companies are looking to address environmental issues in their IT strategy, along with corporate ... read more..

Rick Firth investigates the role that ITIL can play in the drive towards a greener business environment. As environmental strategies increasingly take centre stage, organisations are facing a difficult juggling act between boosting their green credentials and adding untenable business cost. Yet IT service management is uniquely placed to realise ... read more..