Symantec have published a report into the attitudes of organisations towards “Green IT”. They surveyed over 1,000 companies worldwide.
High Level Summary of Findings
Green IT has moved from a wishlist item to high priority. 97% were discussing Green IT Strategy, 67% discussing or trialing Green IT initiatives and 30% have already implemented a strategy
Green IT budgets are rising and IT are willing to pay a premium for green equipment.
IT is at the heart of Enterprise Green Efforts. 81% of IT Departments are responsible or are cross-charged for data centre electricity. 92% believe IT has a pivotal role.
Top Priorities
Energy Consumption
Reducing Cooling Costs
Reduce Pollution
Qualify as a “Green” Company
Most Common Tactics
Replace hardware with more efficient models
Monitor power consumption
Server consolidation
Server virtualisation
Finally, 55% are considering SaaS as part of a strategy to reduce power (Then somone else can worry about the servers).
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