2010 Energy Efficient IT Report
Now in its third year, the 2010 Energy Efficient IT Report studies marketplace attitudes toward energy efficient IT, identifies successful cost-saving measures and examines barriers to the widespread adoption of energy efficient IT.
The 2010 report finds that more organizations have or are developing programs to manage and reduce IT energy use. Rebounding from the budget troubles of 2009, IT managers rate energy efficiency as a top priority now that the economy has improved.
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- Incentives for IT managers
- Efforts that are paying off
- Available savings opportunities
- Proven success tactics
- IT managers place increased importance on energy efficient technology
- Organizations are consolidating data centers and innovating to reduce energy use
- Efforts are paying off as three-quarters of organizations have or are developing programs to reduce IT energy use – more than half have reduced their IT energy costs by 1% or more
- Many organizations still struggle to allocate funds for energy efficient IT programs
Many Save with Data Center Consolidation
76% of organizations are adding at least one of the following innovative approaches to their energy efficiency tool kits.
- Leverage Available Tracking Tools: Use free Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy programs to assess data center improvements and validate investments
- Think Bigger: Make more significant changes, such as investing in LCD monitors and low-power servers and computers. Try new approaches, such as upgrading to more power-efficient switches
- Incent IT: Demonstrate your organization's commitment to energy efficient IT by recognizing and rewarding reduction efforts. Reward a manager's successful reduction of energy use with a monetary award
For additional resources on energy efficient technology, please visit the CDW Solutions Center.
