With worldwide computer shipments topping 300million units last year and continuing at a double-digit pace that will result in a projected fourbillion computers in use by 2020, their manufacturing and consumption are becoming a significant environmental concern. According to a report by computer manufacturer Lenovo, “Green PCs for a Smarter Future”, manufacturers are increasingly looking… [Continue Reading]
OUTsurance selects NightWatchman®
Leading South African short-term insurer selects NightWatchman to improve manageability of PC estate and stands to save 146,000 kWh of electricity per year – the equivalent annual electricity use of 20 homes
Business footprinting solution released
Calculating and reporting on your business carbon footprint just got much easier and more cost effective with the launch of The Carbon Report’s cloud based offering. The solution, said to be the first of its kind in South Africa and developed by local consultancy sustainableIT, provides organisations with the ability to manage and report on… [Continue Reading]
Climate forces or market forces?
Until green policies are driven by government, local companies will only adopt what makes sense for their bottom lines. The IT industry uses a lot of power. It’s arguable that its entire history is determined at a fundamental level by the properties of electricity. Processors have gone multi-core because single cores have cooling problems at… [Continue Reading]
Do you have global reach?
sustainableIT is a pioneer in the Green IT and sustainable computing market and was recognised by Global Industry Analysts (Green IT Services – A Global Strategic Business Report, June 2010) as a key global player in this emerging market. Although based in South Africa and Australia, our services engagement model is deigned to be delivered… [Continue Reading]
Failed pc power management strategies cloud Green IT
Power management solutions in the desktop computing environment are yet to be fully embraced by South African corporates; largely due to a lack of knowledge around toolset requirements and failed implementations using windows power schemes and Active Directory alone. For many companies that are supposedly “going green”, changing the light bulbs is where it starts… [Continue Reading]
What is green IT or sustainable computing?
Information Technology has been at the forefront of innovation and business efficiency in literally every industry since the advent of readily accessible computing in the 70’s. Hence, IT needs to take a leading role in the largest challenge facing our species at the moment, namely global warming and climate change. In short, the advent of Green IT. If… [Continue Reading]
Closing down idle PCs saves power and money
Personal Computer (PC) Power Management solutions have proved their mettle in providing unrivalled and hard-to-overlook energy and cost benefits internationally, but South African companies are still struggling to come to terms with the simple concept of powering down PC’s in a safe and automated fashion. Tim James, CEO of green IT consultancy sustainableIT says the… [Continue Reading]