Creating a Green Computing Architecture

The era of cheap energy is over. In some areas of the economy costs are up by around 30%.  It’s time to stop wasting energy.

As a society we are ready to change our power consumption habits. Recent flooding, the unpredictably warm winters, hot spring and wet summer indicates we have damaged the planet. If simple self interest cannot force society to change, costs will. Domestic energy consumption is changing; burgeoning bills force us to look at our own domestic usage patterns and habits. Switching off lights, taking the TV off standby and buying “A” class efficiency rated appliances are just some of the changes.

An increasingly competitive marketplace has forced economy and efficiency to the top of almost every organisation’s agenda. The increased cost of doing business using more expensive energy elevates economy and efficiency higher still.

Few businesses, however, realise that significant power efficiency gains can be made through changes to their core IT infrastructure. The added benefit is that such changes will not only help an organisation to reduce energy costs, but will also provide significant operational efficiency improvements.

There are 4 core areas that businesses can consider when moving towards a "Green Computing Architecture":

• Server Optimisation
• Desktop Optimisation
• Network Optimisation
• Storage Optimisation