Green computing promises an enormous win for IT: a chance to save money & the environment.

Here are 10 sites that will help you get some ideas on how to transform your IT infrastructure into a Greener one…

1. What Is Green IT? Part 1: Cutting Emissions and Energy Use Enterprise-wide

   How do you define “Green IT?” Sure, data center energy savings are a huge opportunity. Data centers consume more energy per square foot than any other part of an office building. But they’re part of an information and services supply chain that begins with raw materials and ends with the disposal of waste. The chain includes people, the space they occupy, and the cars they drive. Along the way, the chain increasingly gobbles energy and spews greenhouse gases…Read More

2. Green IT: Corporate Strategies

   Recent reports from Gartner, Forrester, and McKinsey highlight the costs of and savings from implementing green-tech corporate strategie…Read More

3. 10 Ideas To Power Up Your Green IT Agenda

   As IT teams scramble to figure out a green strategy, here are some ideas to fuel the brainstorming…Read More

4. Green: Webcast event

   “Going Green” can help organizations dramatically reduce costs and improve the overall efficiency of their operations. Many executive boardrooms are keenly focused on becoming more eco-responsible. This informational session will help you gain an understanding of the financial, operational, social/regulatory, and global value of “Going Green”.

   Presented by: Rich Lechner, Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, IBM Enterprise Systems, IBM

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5. Green IT 2009

   The Green IT 2009 Conference & Exhibition allows Senior IT & Business Executives to establish and develop a corporate strategy to drive an energy efficient, cost effective and sustainable IT infrastructure through a comprehensive educational programme…Read More
   

6. Is green IT an illusion?

   Even if there is a lot of “green washing” of products that would have come out anyway, it would seem that the environmental benefits are clear cut. Unfortunately, however, it is more complicated than that: most of the green promises on offer centre on energy usage, and this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to IT’s ecological impact…Read More

7. GreenerComputing.com

   Focuses on the environmental concerns of information technology professionals, covering such topics as energy efficiency, hazardous materials reduction, and disposal and end-of-life issues. Its free e-newsletter, GreenerComputing News, offers the latest news, tools, and resources on these topics…Read More

8. Green IT policies delivering scant benefit

   Research from value-added distributor Bell Micro has found that for UK businesses which have implemented green IT policies only a fifth the median for energy saved is just 10%…Read More
   

9. The Cost of Leaving Your PC On

   Have you ever wondered how much it’s costing you to leave a computer on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?…Read More

10. Green IT: Do it for the money, if nothing else

    While the welfare of the planet may not top their agenda, the vast majority of businesses are still shooting themselves in the foot when it comes to energy savings…Read More

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