sustainability Archive
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Green IT integrates policies and technology
Posted on May 27, 2010 | No Commentsto drive sustainable behaviors with deployed equipment standards. … … “A CIO who signs off on a policy for mandatory double-sided printing, for example, had better make sure there are double-sided printers on hand. “ … via SearchCIO: Implement a green IT strategy. -
You’re full of s&!t, please locate next to my data center …
Posted on May 21, 2010 | No CommentsHP proposes collocation of dairy farms and data centers to satisfy your green computing needs. Don’t laugh, it’s not far off. … … A system that extracts biogas from manure would reduce the hefty environmental impact of cow waste. ” … Via Info World:... -
IT Sustainability Role
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Stewardship and Governance of Model
Posted on April 1, 2009 | No CommentsIBM and utility consortium choose the Software Engineering Institute at CMU to govern the advancement of the maturity model for smart grids. Think SEI’s CMMI for the electrical grid. … … “The software development industry is a prime example of how maturity models have moved... -
Sleep When Idle
Posted on February 26, 2009 | No CommentsMicrosoft focuses some of its investment on energy efficiency in the data center. Reducing power consumption during server idle periods is a research topic. Microsoft Research on efficient datacenters: “selectively putting idle servers into a low-power state … ” … … “As of today, turning... -
Green Networks and Devices
Posted on February 3, 2009 | No CommentsDevices connected to networks are a significant source of energy inefficiency. Cisco targets energy monitoring and building management through its intelligent network offering. Sustainable IT needs to look beyond the data center. … … “Cisco EnergyWise is part of the company’s technology roadmap for changing... -
Scalable Green Clouds
Posted on January 23, 2009 | No CommentsSome interesting points in the following article re … analogy of on-premise computing with on-site power generation, a scalability success story with cloud computing, and alignment of IT sustainability goals with future cloud computing models. … … “Energy efficiency, as well as reliability and scalability,... -
Improving Sales Process
Posted on December 4, 2008 | No CommentsInsights into bringing discipline and predictability to the sales process, an area where IT systems struggle to deliver sustainable value. Just like a project needs controls, so too does the selling process. … … “After improving their qualification criteria, one company dramatically improved their close... -
Collaborative Sustainability
Posted on November 12, 2008 | No CommentsSAP takes a collaborative approach to developing its strategies for sustainability, as it publishes its first update on the topic. … … “The first challenge in preparing this report was to decide what exactly to report on. It is not so obvious for a software... -
Technology Lifecycle
Posted on November 4, 2008 | No CommentsIn business cases, we consider the one-time project costs and the recurring impact on operating budgets. With green computing on our agenda, a lifecycle perspective is needed for technology investments. We have to manage the disposition of those assets when decommissioned, which is long after...
