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Ursula Drost, Managing Director, Business Consulting Network International

September 20, 2010. Green IT has gone from buzzword to a part of corporate political correctness. In some areas, green IT has even become as important a factor in IT projects as compliance regulations, since green IT is itself quickly developing into a legally binding guideline (in the UK, for example). Typically, however, the focus is just on deploying energy-efficient servers and equipment, and even here the approach is ad hoc.

Most businesses now consider green IT to be an important topic. The reasons for this are varied—from cost savings to political correctness to tax breaks. The focus is usually only on deploying energy-efficient servers and equipment, however, and even here the approach is ad hoc. Hardware and computer centers are the first areas that companies associate with Green IT.

Check out the expert article, which outlines the technical possibilities already available today to be both “green” and highly efficient at the same time.