It is important to emphasize the fact that, no
matter how sophisticated a strategy is, no matter how advanced is a model, no
matter how good our intentions are or how an organization can benefit from a
change in attitude : in the end, implementing an effective IT Green policy
is about people. It is about changing the attitude and the minds. It is about
moving people and organizations to improve
the management of IT in business organizations. Organizations such as HP,
Newflash or Freeform Dynamics implemented the following steps for their
benefits. Your organization can do the same.
Below are seven
steps that may be useful in implementing a green IT policy :
1. Commit to Green IT from the very top
of the organization.
2. As much as possible, make the Chief
Information Officer (CIO or his equivalent) responsible for greening IT.
3. Encourage your teams to be
interested in Green IT by encouraging simple steps : reduction of printing,
participation on free forums, sharing of free online resources, etc.
4. Better behavior such as putting the
computer on standby during moment of inactivity or switching the screen off
when ending the day of work should be incentivized.
5. Introduce teleconferencing or
Telepresence Technologies. Less travel reduces carbon emissions.
6. Audit your Data Center and remove
unused equipment and software.
7. Let experts and consultants look at
your practices and propose steps for improvements.
And one final
important step, keep visiting our blog.
Bibliography :
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Green
IT for Dummies, HP Limited Edition
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