Green IT 2008

2008 will be a busy year for green IT activities. Companies will have a lot of work to do to solve the energy crisis. Governments will also take actions to reduce carbon.

In addition, their sellers and products will also be considered more carefully by the public and the press in terms of green technology. The good news is that researchers and politicians are aware of this. They are trying their best to cope with green technology challenges.

Here are the predictions of IT experts on sustainable technology development.

Bogomil Balkansky, senior director, marketing VMware products:

In the next year, we will see more energy efficiency initiatives. Government levels will provide many regulatory principles to do this. IT product sellers will invest more in technology to reduce carbon emissions in data centers.

Drew Clark, co-founder and strategic director of IBM Venture Capital Group Financial Group:

Clean technology is being strongly concerned by researchers to protect the environment and save energy (Photo: Infoworld)

1. Green IT competition companies will not only be present in the US but also in other parts of the world. In addition to investing in alternative forms of energy, people will be increasingly in demand for technologies that are capable of enabling customers and producers to control, manage, distribute and use. more energy efficient.

2. Turning data centers into greener locations will continue to be a top priority for companies, simply because the energy costs for these centers are exceeding the cost for servers. and equipment at those centers. The main measures to reduce carbon and help more efficient operations include smart sensors, advanced analytical machines to control and improve the use of equipment and reduce the time dead space and offer comprehensive operating methods.

Paul Marcoux, Cisco vice president of engineering, development and green technology:

In 2008, we will witness the emergence of smart technologies that are capable of practical processing to measure energy consumption when producing products. By 2009, products that had no measurable information on energy consumption would no longer be available.

Companies will continue to promote the construction of greener data centers. They will not only simply stop using energy-efficient hardware devices with cooling systems but also encourage designs to build greener data centers. They will follow companies like Digital Realty to build buildings that use LEDs. Similar to Google and Fujitsu, they will install alternative energy systems, such as solar panels. They will be more interested in designing data centers with environmentally friendly elements such as green grass and fresh flowers.

Larry Vertal, senior strategist at AMD Green, AMD:

EPA's research shows the efforts of data center managers, including energy management, the combination of energy sources, disabling unused servers and improving operational performance. infrastructure, we can save 20% of the energy used in data centers. This is equivalent to a 50% reduction in the consumption of new energy sources in data centers by 2010, corresponding to about 5 power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW. Thus, although IT managers still consider their company's ability to be a pride, it is time for people to care about the PPW. 2008 will be the year when rubber is used for green IT, and energy efficiency will be the top priority of IT managers.

TAM HA