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Do you know what your IT systems cost your business in electricity?
If you store a leg of lamb in your freezer, you will be using electricity. And if your business is involved in data storage, then you will be using electricity for that as well.

Money talks
People are not always aware of how much of their electricity bill goes on data storage. This is because the amount of money they are spending on the electricity for IT systems is often hidden inside the bigger electricity bill. Many businesses have already been confronted with the heavy operational costs associated with increased data storage. So unless you keep track of the problem, your business may be pouring money down the drain without you even realising it. If you care at all about growth, this is a form of waste you cannot afford. Moreover, a sudden rise in electricity prices may even push your company into making disruptive, short-term cuts.

Brand equity
Heavy use of electricity also has a negative impact on the environment.… Read More

Reap the rewards of a Green IT Strategy with this essential guide
Climate change can be an emotive issue. This book takes a cool look at the subject and shows you what makes it relevant to your business. A big part of the answer is energy. Computers consume a lot of energy, and energy costs money. The cost of powering and cooling data servers over three years is currently 1.5 times the cost of purchasing the server hardware. Over the next two decades, global demand for energy is predicted to rise by 50%, which means that your long-term energy costs are also likely to increase. In the end, if your organisation’s energy costs are high, it makes sense for you to focus on ways to reduce energy consumption. Improving the efficiency of data centre power supplies and reducing IT power requirements in the office are examples of how Green IT can yield a substantial return on investment.
 
This business guide to Green IT was written to introduce, to a business audience, the opposing groups and the key… Read More

Green IT initiatives - How JLP is Greening its IT ... This newly revised, best selling title shows you how! 
This best-selling practical book  helps managers to navigate the confusing mass of information surrounding Green IT with greater ease. Focusing heavily on the experience of implementing the John Lewis Partnership’s Green IT programme, it contains a host of valuable ideas for establishing and formalising your own Green IT initiative.  
 
Endorsed by Global Action Plan
 
This second edition has been updated to reflect the progress that JLP’s Green IT programme has made since 2008. The author shows how IT can be harnessed to help reduce carbon emissions across the whole organisation, pointing to the success of IT initiatives at Waitrose in improving demand forecasting and reducing food miles.

 Benefits to business include:

Understand the link between general Corporate Social Responsibility and Green IT
Find out how best to construct appropriate policies and metrics… Read More

A Green office is a cost-effective office! Understand why with this handy reference guide!
Whether your organisation is implementing a focused Green IT strategy or a comprehensive programme to reduce carbon emissions, introducing Green initiatives is likely to be directly beneficial to your bottom line. This handy pocket guide explains the Green office to company directors and IT managers in terms they will find relevant to their organisation.
Growing concern about climate change has thrown the spotlight on energy conservation in the workplace. For many of us in today’s knowledge economy, the workplace is now the office rather than the factory floor. For the world to be able to limit emissions of carbon dioxide, business needs to ensure that offices make efficient use of energy.
 
The day-to-day running of the modern office depends on IT, and computers are heavy consumers of energy. Moreover, your office produces greenhouse gases, not only as a result of your IT equipment but also through the… Read More

Save the planet, and save money too!
The information economy depends on the old energy economy. Without the electricity that powers computer and communications systems, no IT business could function. Moreover, computers use a lot of electricity. Much of the world’s electricity is generated in coal- or gas-fired power stations. So the more electricity computers use, the bigger their carbon footprint.
 
Forward planning
Information is vital to how you understand your customers and increase your sales. Almost certainly, this information will be stored and updated in vast data centres that are heavy consumers of electricity. The issue of climate change has increased the pressure on both governments and corporations to do more to reduce their carbon emissions and to protect the environment. Economic growth in India and China, which is expected to lead to increased competition for the world’s energy resources, compounds the problem. This is why it is important to prepare your business for the… Read More