The Green IT Report

I just finished reading the Green IT Report from Semantic.  It was just released in May of 2009. 

The key findings of the 2009 Worldwide Green IT Report are:

1. Green IT is now an “essential”

2. Green IT budgets are rising

3. IT is willing to pay a premium for green equipment

4. IT is at the heart of enterprise green efforts

5. Green IT initiatives are more of a priority

There’s lot of good stuff in this report. 

John Lamb’s, The Greening of IT,  is such a timely piece of work.  I particulary liked how Thomas Duff was right on the money in his review of the book.  He talks about the need to understand the Greening of IT as a way to gain new work or be part of the intitiatives taking place at your organization. 

“Having your Operations Center management or senior IT leadership read this book could mean the savings of millions of dollars every year (that should keep a few more jobs around). And if you care to study up on this yourself, you might find that you’ve been given the opportunity to be part of a project that will have an ROI measured in months rather than years. And for you consultants out there, you might want to consider this niche area that isn’t well covered for smaller businesses…

Even if you’re a head-down coder, reading The Greening of IT will open your eyes to changes that either are occurring or need to occur on a daily basis wherever you work.”

Get the book here.

 

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The Greening of IT – How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment is available for download.

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The Greening of IT

 

The Greening of IT – How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment

Pre-order today.  The book will be available at the end of April, 2009.

Drawing on leading-edge experience, John Lamb helps you realistically assess the business case for green IT, set priorities, and overcome the internal and external challenges to making it work. He offers proven solutions for issues ranging from organizational obstacles to executive motivation and discusses crucial issues ranging from utility rate incentives to metrics. Along the way, you’ll discover energy-saving opportunities—from virtualization and consolidation to cloud and grid computing—and solutions that will improve business flexibility as they reduce environmental impact.

 

Lamb presents case studies, checklists, and more—all the practical guidance you need to drive maximum bottom-line value from your green IT initiative.