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The Greenback Might Be Floundering But Green IT Is Proving Profitable
November 19, 2008
•Guest Column: The Greenback Might Be Floundering But Green IT Is Proving Profitable
By James Koopmann, DCIG LLC
We have all pondered, postulated, and probably even pouted a bit during this current economic crisis. Even so, isn't it time we just realize that the crisis might be beneficial for IT? While I don't like it, I personally think it comes at a great time. Green IT has come a long way since those Energy Star ratings on monitors, and we all love it; don't we? Of course we do. Who really wants to waste energy, efficiency and especially greenbacks in these times? But how should we be thinking about Green IT now and into the future?
In a recent press release, Gartner equated the green data centre of tomorrow to that of a living organism. In that press release, Rakesh Kumar, vice president at Gartner, says, "Tomorrow's data centre is moving from being static to becoming a living organism, where modeling and measuring tools will become one of the major elements of its management."
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