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 Whatever Happened To the “Green” in “Green IT”
Simon Mingay, Research Vice President, Gartner Research
Energy efficiency is the focal point of most organizations sustainability programs, not least their Green IT initiatives. Energy will remain the priority for some time, but resource efficiency and sustainable business will steadily increase in importance. We’ll look at where Green IT is today and look at ITs evolving role in sustainable business. |
 The Pivotal Role of Green IT in Strategic Energy Management
Peter Charville-Mort, Industry Analyst, Verdantix
As executives realise the potential to deliver huge energy and carbon savings across their business operations, new innovations, partnerships and providers are flooding the market for energy management IT solutions. Peter Charville-Mort will draw on Verdantix research to help IT, Sustainability and Facilities executives select IT solutions to deliver an energy management programme that aligns with business and sustainability strategy. |
 Global Green IT – Where’s the Action?
William Ehmcke, CEO, Connection Research
Now in its third year, Connection Research has surveyed and assessed the progress that corporations and governments have been making in introducing sustainability and energy efficiencies to their ICT systems. Based on the 2009 development of a IT Sustainability Framework and benchmarking indices (the ITSx), Connection Research has assisted organisations in understanding opportunities and assessing priorities for Green IT.
We will look at IT Sustainability progress across 10 industries and across 8 regions, including the UK, China, USA, Australia. We will answer the questions of what actions are being successful and within which industries. The IT Sustainability Framework will provide concepts on how to prioritise, and then measure, the sustainability outcomes for ICT and re-think how ICT can deliver measurable benefits for emissions abatement. |
 From Green Datacenters to Green Clouds
Andy Lawrence, The 451 Group
Cloud services are supposed to be more cost effective, scalable and more resource efficient than traditional services. But are they really greener? And if they are, will it ever be possible to select or optimize cloud services based on eco-efficiency criteria? Drawing on the EU’s cloud broking research project, Optimis, this presentation will examine some of the technical and commercial issues that need to addressed before open, green services can be delivered. |
 How can security and sustainability needs be satisfied within asset disposal?
John Sutton, ADISA
The persistent stories of data breaches from equipment purchased on auction sites and television expose on illegal dumping of electronic waste in Africa and China it is clear that asset disposal poses challenges for many organisations. With sustainable IT leading to greater pressure for re-using equipment ADISA helps explain how data controllers can promote re-use without compromising on data protection or proliferating illegal WEEE exporting. |
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