Going Green on a Budget

Michael Wood - August 11, 2009

Michael R. Wood is a Business Process Improvement & IT Strategist Independent Consultant. He is creator of the business process-improvement methodology called HELIX and founder of The Natural Intelligence Group, a strategy, process improvement and technology consulting company. He is also a CPA, has served as an Adjunct Professor in Pepperdine's Management MBA program, an Associate Professor at California Lutheran University, and on the boards of numerous professional organizations. Mr. Wood is a sought after presenter of HELIX workshops and seminars in both the U.S. and Europe.

Strategy

Most would agree that the focus on becoming GREENER in our approaches to doing business and living our daily lives is growing in reach and intensity. From cars to detergents, light bulbs to bio-fuels, being GREEN is where the action is, and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon to become as eco-friendly and carbon-footprint-lean as possible. IT is definitely part of the green movement. In a recent Symantec survey, here's what more than 1,000 North American IT professionals said they were doing to make their IT greener (1):

Replacing old equipment with more efficient hardware – 96%
Monitoring power consumption – 94%
Server consolidation – 94%
Server virtualization – 93%
SaaS implementation – 55%
Plan to increase IT Budgets on Green Initiatives – 72%

And while the intentions are clear, what can IT do now, during these harsh economic times when monies are scarce and cost control the mantra of the day? The answer; Plenty.

Here are some tips and ideas that might help you make IT greener in your organization(4) .

Switch monitors to standby after 5 minutes of inactivity (no active screensavers)
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