Why investing in Green IT makes cents
July 2, 2009 by Tom GuayPosted in: Cost Cutting, Latest News & Views, News, Technology
Sure, Congress may end up regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with its proposed cap-and-trade legislation, but there’s a much more compelling, bottom line reason to green your IT operation.
How about cutting energy usage by 50% by investing in more efficient server technologies? And, then tack on the extra savings gained by cutting your air conditioning bill because the new green data centers produce less heat and require less than 80% of the floor space than older systems.
Green IT expert John Lamb makes the business case for adopting energy efficiencies in your data center in his book, The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment, published by IBM Press.
Green IT dramatically cuts operating expenses, Lamb says, because data centers are such gigantic energy hogs. Some facts revealed in his book:
- Data centers consume more energy per square foot than any other part of an office building
- Energy costs represent the second-largest line item associated with data center operations, consuming more than 10% of a typical IT budget, and
- Power demand for electricity by IT and data centers is expected to increase exponentially.
An interview with Lamb about the business case for Green IT is here.
To really go green with this book, there’s an e-book version, click here.
Tags: data centers, energy efficiency, Green IT, IBM Press
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