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IT initiatives designed to reduce the impact of data centers and other power-hungry technological institutions on the environment are the primary drivers of green IT within today’s enterprise.
Disposing of old equipment in an environmentally friendly manner:
Currently doing it: 88%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 7%
No plans to do it: 5%
Recycling of old equipment:
Currently doing it: 78%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 13%
No plans to do it: 9%
Purchase Energy Star-compliant products:
Currently doing it: 71%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 13%
No plans to do it: 16%
Device consolidation:
Currently doing it: 70%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 19%
No plans to do it: 11%
Virtualization:
Currently doing it: 70%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 15%
No plans to do it: 15%
Reducing energy required for air conditioning via fresh air cooling or other similar initiatives:
Currently doing it: 36%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 27%
No plans to do it: 37%
Involvement in industry initiatives such as GreenGrid, ITU or ECR:
Currently doing it: 23%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 30%
No plans to do it: 47%
Energy/carbon audits:
Currently doing it: 19%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 24%
No plans to do it: 57%
Using renewable energy such as wind or solar:
Currently doing it: 17%
Plan to do it within 12 months: 14%
No plans to do it: 68%