There are many times when it is difficult to appreciate how essentially stupid - and technically primitive - our computing tools are.

Solution Set

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key aspects of video conferencing...

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Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key aspects of video conferencing...

Note

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key product selection criteria, and the...

Solution Set

Many organizations are looking to deploy a video conferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This solution set will help you understand key product selection criteria and the...

Tool

Preparing a business proposal for a video conferencing solution can be a challenge for IT leaders due to the scope and scale of the project, as most organizations require formal justification to move forward. Leverage this financial calculator...

Template/Policy

Organizations embarking on the selection process for a video conferencing vendor may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after determining their final selection criteria. Use this RFP template when soliciting vendor responses.

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For organizations that have issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate video conferencing vendors, gathering and scoring the various responses can be difficult and time consuming. Use this tool to evaluate and compare RFP vendor...

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Each organization will have its own priorities for evaluating and selecting video conferencing vendors and solutions. Use the Video Conferencing Vendor Shortlist Tool to generate a customized shortlist of vendors that will best meet business...

Template/Policy

Preparing a business proposal for a video conferencing solution can be a challenge for IT leaders because most organizations require formal justification to move forward, due to the scope and scale of the project. Leverage this sample proposal...

Template/Policy

Many enterprises will elect to have video conferencing vendors perform an on-site demonstration to help them better understand solution capabilities and constraints. This demonstration script template is designed to provide vendors with a...

Tool

Given advances in video conferencing technology, it may be time to consider virtual meetings as a more efficient alternative to travel. This tool enables enterprises to evaluate their current meeting travel costs, and gauge the potential hard...

This week's letter takes many of the clean-energy issues so dear to investors and technologists today square-on, and brings the matter down to spending the same brain cells getting things done: getting them installed and used.

Publisher’s Note: Today, most citizens, and their leaders, around the world are convinced both of climate change and of the human contribution that is increasingly driving this change. The United States is unusual, perhaps, in the lobbying and...

(10-Sept-10) Analysts from Info-Tech Research Group recently examined green IT initiatives, seeking to determine what contributed to their success—or failure. Four factors helped initiatives succeed: a strong and well-communicated adoption...

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,...

(21-Apr-10) Employees across the four offices of the David Suzuki Foundation have gradually migrated up the ladder of green communication technologies over the years, fundamentally changing how they do business. “Now everybody knows...

(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...

London, ON – January 25th, 2010 – Info-Tech Research Group has launched a nationwide contest to recognize and reward both Canada’s smartest and greenest mid-market IT departments. ”In the true spirit of community, we’re issuing a challenge to...

Despite the opportunity to reduce total printing costs by up to 65%, organizations often shy away from printer consolidation initiatives. Executives must understand what printer consolidation is, what the barriers to implementation are, and why...

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This tool assesses the probability that an organization will be successful when implementing green IT initiatives. Measure the organization's likelihood of successfully realizing the environmental and business benefits of green IT, and consider...

The recent hype surrounding green IT has left some smaller organizations wondering what steps they can take to ensure initiatives yield successful results. Green IT not only benefits the environment, but can also help the bottom line by cutting...

Flywheel technology is emerging in the market as a strong alternative to UPS battery-based ride-through systems in the data center. Active Power presents a leading product in the flywheel UPS system market that can decrease downtime, operating...

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Use this benchmarking tool to understand which green initiatives other small enterprises are implementing. Gauge the organization's green IT maturity score and benchmark it against over 800 peers by revenue, IT budget, and number of employees....

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Some organizations want to green their IT departments but are unaware of what options are available and what factors ensure successful implementation. Info-Tech identifies nine green IT initiatives that organizations should consider not only to...

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Based on data from a recent Info-Tech study, this tool assesses an organization's chances of success when implementing green IT initiatives. Understand the organization's current probability of success and consider recommendations to improve...

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This tool allows enterprises to benchmark their green IT maturity scores against over 800 peers by revenue, IT budget, and number of employees. Find out what environmental actions other companies are taking in their IT departments and across the...

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A recent Info-Tech study of over 800 organizations assessed green initiatives in IT departments and across enterprises. The results show the current green IT maturity landscape and its future outlook. Despite tough economic times, there is still...

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...

In order to make sense of the increasing amount of hype surrounding green IT, small enterprises need to understand what initiatives exist and which are most appropriate for adoption. It doesn't take a tree-hugger to be green. Find out what other...