Last week's Special Letter by Randy Foutch led to requests by many members to see the actual solution set, put forward by the CTO Advisory Board, regarding how to avoid catastrophic climate change. You said you wanted the answers, so, this week,...

London, ON - June 17th , 2010 – After a four month coast to coast search, The Quest for Canada’s Smartest IT announced the winners of Smartest and Greenest IT departments in Canada at a gala event in Toronto last night. Info-Tech Research...

(18-Mar-10) The explosion of communication and Internet traffic has made energy hogs of IT networks. Collectively, the information and communications technology industry emits 300 million tons of greenhouse gases annually -- the same amount as...

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Info-Tech sees increased interest in energy measurement solutions for data centers and end-user infrastructure. However, such solutions are unlikely to make attractive projects unless IT can roughly quantify the true cost of electricity as...

Businesses have been placing emphasis on being more environmentally responsible, both in and outside of the IT department. However, in tough economic times, limited budgets and staff constraints seem to push green initiatives down on the...

Few IT shops fully understand their true energy costs, but as electricity prices continue to rise and environmental concerns mount, energy measurement will be critical in developing an accurate picture. Understand why energy expenses have IT...

Due to the rising costs of electricity and the supply limitations of certain utility providers, small enterprises must evaluate their energy consumption and find ways to reduce it. The server room presents an optimal target for power reduction...

As the cost of energy rises, controlling and reducing energy consumption in the IT department ? particularly in the server room ? has become an urgent issue for IT managers. All server rooms present the opportunity to increase energy efficiency,...

IBM is the first major vendor to offer equipment specifically eligible for Energy Efficiency Certificate (EEC) programs, but many IT managers are unsure of what to make of EECs. They can be a transparent, legitimate way for IT to attain...

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Info-Tech's Global Green IT Attitude & Action survey measures sentiment towards climate change, Green IT, and how IT is reacting. Everyone agrees that climate change is a major issue, but business and IT reactions to this issue are mixed, with...

Even in small and mid-sized enterprises, the power and cooling of data center equipment can easily cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Employ best practices to boost data center energy efficiency and lower costs.