Recent PostsAs our collective demand for computing resources increases, even the most efficiently built data centres with the highest utilisation rates serve only to mitigate, rather than eliminate, harmful emissions. However, running a highly efficient datacentre with as much waste eliminated as possible is what every organisation should be striving for.
Posts Tagged ‘green IT’
Beware the cloud
Friday, October 8th, 2010South Africa ranks low on Green ICT Maturity
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Green ICT remains immature in South Africa and the lack of company adoption will contribute to South Africa’s failure to meet its commitments at Copenhagen, namely a 34% emission reduction below business as usual by 2020 and 42% by 2025. Business remains apathetic to embracing green business and ICT organisations are stuck in an antiquated [...]
The bottom line: Power Management software saves plenty
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010PCs and peripherals consume more energy than any other information and communications technology group and by 2012, more than 50% of midsize and large organizations will centrally manage desktop power states, up from less than 10% today.
‘Green’ initiatives need to deliver broader sustainability
Friday, September 18th, 2009There 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.
Ten reasons to adopt a green IT strategy
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009Our 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.
Getting more out of PUE in the datacentre
Friday, August 7th, 2009Datacentre 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.
