Take a Strategic Approach to Maximize the Benefits of Green IT
An ad hoc approach to Green IT is leaving money on the table.
- New sources of energy cannot be brought online fast enough, leading to price volatility and rolling brownouts that have made energy efficiency a critical business objective.
- Organizations are looking for creative strategies to cut costs and be more efficient as IT budgets shrink, and they have not fully leveraged the potential of Green IT to meet both needs.
- Others have already implemented the easy green initiatives and want to learn what else they can do to “save green by going green.”
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Critical Insight
- Organizations taking an ad-hoc approach have seen their Green IT initiatives stall as a result of the recession.
- Forward-thinking organizations are using Green IT as a vehicle to save money and do more with less, enabling them to meet the challenges of tight budgets and understaffing.
- Initiatives such as server virtualization that are performed for non-green reasons but also save energy are often recast as Green IT projects to meet political demands. However, such practice is not taking full advantage of Green IT opportunities.
Impact and Result
- Data center energy costs are typically hidden within the overall facility costs, so IT leaders don’t know how much they are actually paying for IT energy consumption. Organizations need to understand the importance of measuring energy and how to get started.
- The recession has increased the burden of proof required to justify Green IT projects. However, organizations with a strong commitment to sustainability, which includes clear environmental goals and tracking energy costs, have the leadership and data necessary to continue to prove the business case for Green IT initiatives. They will reap the cost benefits of those initiatives.
- Gaining cross-department cooperation and staff buy-in is also critical as many initiatives such as printer consolidation and PC power management can fail if end users don’t cooperate.
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