A growing number of organisations in the UK are realising that environmental concern and business success can go hand-in-hand. With energy costs rising and IT equipment stressing the power and cooling infrastructure, a green IT initiative can help a company dramatically reduce energy costs and the total cost of ownership. New IT technology is becoming more energy efficient. For example blade servers reduce power and cooling requirements by 25 to 40% compared with traditional technology.
Virtualisation can also be a tremendous ally in reducing heat and expense – simply because it means that you’ll need fewer servers. With virtualisation you can consolidate your applications currently on a multitude of underutilised servers onto fewer, more efficient servers, realizing savings and efficiencies. A virtualised environment also is typically more resilient and can be managed from a single point of control, improving operations.
Do you have a plan to manage the impact of rising energy costs? Talk to our Infrastructure team for more information.