Forrester report suggests green IT planning on the up
A recent report from analyst company Forrester suggests 86% of IT directors surveyed already have or are considering a green IT plan.Of those, 49% said reducing energy consumption is a priority while extending the life cycle of IT assets is a priority for 40%. Only 25% of respondents identified reaching corporate and social responsibility goals as the desired effect of their organisation’s green IT strategy.
Server virtualisation and storage consolidation are the most commonly adopted green IT practices, with 85% of survey respondents either currently using or exploring these initiatives.
And nearly 90% of survey respondents are exploring desktop energy consumption audits. Desktops can consume up to half an organisation’s IT energy use. More than three-quarters of the respondents are implementing or exploring centralised PC power management, some 49% are exploring implementation of thin clients, and an additional 21% have already implemented thin-client technology.
The report warns that firms should not go too far in the effort to cut costs. “Overzealous greening of the datacentre and desktop environments can put operations at risk if it compromises infrastructure performance or availability” said analysts Onica King and Doug Washburn, authors of the report.
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