Home Page

  Recent Posts

  Recent Comments

  Archives

  Categories

  Contact Us

sustainableIT (Pty) Ltd

Head Office
Tel: +27 (0)21 686 6085
Website:www.sustainableIT.co.za Website:www.thecarbonreport.com Email: Head Office


  Subscribe to our newsletter

  1. (required)
  2. (valid email required)
 

cforms contact form by delicious:days

 

Does anybody really give a toss?

November 19th, 2009

As we move towards COP15 in Copenhagen in December, I can’t help but feel that we may all be in for a massive letdown. ‘We’ in this instance are those like minded individuals (probably in the minority) that are increasingly concerned about our climate and the legacy that we will leave our children and grandchildren. ‘We’ are increasingly concerned around government’s, business and societies inaction in the fight against climate change.

Read the rest of this entry »

Energy waste in IT costs in excess of R20 per pc per month

October 16th, 2009

PC power management technologies conservatively provide savings of around 40% which would result in a R20 saving per PC per month come 1 April 2010. In an organisation running 10 000 workstations, the cost of not running a PC power management solution is R200 000 per month.

Read the rest of this entry »

‘Green’ initiatives need to deliver broader sustainability

September 18th, 2009

There is no doubt that ‘green’ is the new buzz word but the reality is that to some degree, this is a detriment in selling and promoting ‘green’ solutions. The reason why I say this is that ‘green’ is still seen as something different and non-mainstream.

Read the rest of this entry »

Ten reasons to adopt a green IT strategy

August 23rd, 2009

Our top 10 reasons why business should act within South Africa are spelled out below. Although South African specific, most are appropriate in any economy and all can be positively impacted by adopting a green IT strategy.

Read the rest of this entry »

Getting more out of PUE in the datacentre

August 7th, 2009

Datacentre efficiency is at the forefront of most green IT initiatives and many organisations are embarking on programmes to green the data centre. As with most sustainable initiatives, it is extremely important to baseline where you are before making changes so that you can measure the benefit and business savings.

Read the rest of this entry »

Who said going green was easy?

July 14th, 2009

…going green requires systemic change in a business and is not as easy as switching the lights off or migrating to energy efficient technology. Without a holistic strategic business focus around sustainability initiatives, organisations are doomed to failure and maximum business benefits and minimizing environmental impacts will not be realised.

Read the rest of this entry »

 

 

Home  |  About Us  |  Product Range  |  Savings Calculator  |  Resources  |   Contact Us

sustainableIT | Energy saving insight around your Information Technology

Afrigator