Without 'hard dollar' savings or substantial ROI, the urgency to promote change is greatly understated.
There is alot of talk these days about 'going green'. About doing things right, and doing the right things. In fact Green criteria requirements rose from 25-38% over 6 months in 2007. The truth is, the US power grid is 98% non-renewable energy. In the US, buildings account for approximately 72% of all energy consumption. IT represents upto 25% of a companies environmental footprint (Data centers consume 2% of the worlds energy). Some companies have already taken steps to address the issues of a growing population and a shrinking resource pool. And yet for most businesses, the effect on the environment is rarely the primary element driving 'green initiatives'.
Your IT strategy needs to represent global concerns to stimulate real change.
Currently the number of 'green' IT projects continue to rise as businesses begin to review their 'ecological footprint' and the impact this has on their bottom line. Market news has focused its attention on a significant rise in integration concerns and alignment solutions. Particularly as they pertain to logistical analysis and compliance. Central to this emergence has been HPC and visualization; these have become prime elements in the emergence of purpose driven tools designed for a collaborative singularity in a new work space.
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