ICT is pervasive in all aspects of our daily lives and is relied upon significantly in the conducting and operating of a business. As a result, a significant amount of energy is consumed in the running of ICT infrastructure. Much of this is wasted due to the inefficient delivery of IT services and lack of understanding of the energy intensiveness and cost to run IT infrastructure.

sustainableIT has developed a Green IT Assessment service which provides customers with a focused review of energy savings and environmental improvement opportunities that exist from an IT perspective. This review ultimately provides customers with advice and guidance in respect of what opportunities exist in improving the environmental impact of the IT service.

The approach is holistic and provides an assessment of the environmental impact from procurement through to disposal of assets. We also use the opportunity to educate relevant IT staff on the environmental impact of their service. We deliver a report documenting our findings and recommendations associated with the engagement and would expect to yield significant cost and energy savings within a typical infrastructure, based on the application and innovation of technologies and techniques that we recommend.

The purpose of the engagement is to achieve the following objectives:

• Raise awareness within the IT department around the impact that delivering the IT service has both from an energy and environmental perspective
• Assess whether the IT department is currently engaged in any Green IT initiatives, from acquisition of equipment through to disposal
• Identify opportunities within the department for energy efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of the IT service
• Create a roadmap for IT energy efficiency initiatives

Learn how Massmart used our services to improve their environmental sustainability.

Contact us to establish how we can help you move towards a more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable IT service.