Green IT Budgets On The Rise

Green IT Budgets On The Rise

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
  1. Energy Consumption
  2. Reducing Cooling Costs
  3. Reduce Pollution
  4. Qualify as a “Green” Company
• Most Common Tactics
  1. Replace hardware with more efficient models
  2. Monitor power consumption
  3. Server consolidation
  4. Server virtualisation

Finally, 55% are considering SaaS as part of a strategy to reduce power (Then somone else can worry about the servers).

The report is here
The accompanying press release is here