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Green IT Strategy


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According to McKinsey Quarterly research60 to 70 percent of global executives perceive climate change as an important consideration for  corporate reputation and brand appeal.  However according to Forester research, only 15% of firms told Forrester they have an "overall plan" for implementing green IT.
 
Since the IT strategy aligns with and enables the business strategy , CIOs  should be proactive in facilitating  green strategic objectives.  

An article Green IT mind shift taking hold contests that the largest percentage of senior IT see an urgent need to move 'Green '. According to Green IT - buzzword or strategy ?,  organizations should prepare an action plan which includes an overall vision , strategic and focused along the following guidelines:.  

  • Define a policy environment that identify and prioritize issues that organization wants to address. Do this in context of wider environmental and corporate social civil liability enterprise's.
  • Have the IT organization is responsible for energy efficiency of data center and equipment IT.
  • Make elements to center a priority, but understand that green IT strategy should be extended beyond.
  • Create an environment Dashboard performance based on environmental policy and enterprise's IT organization's.
  • Use the existence and emergence management tools , and energy issues to address behavioral to reduce the power consumption of relating to IT equipment.

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