IT managers 'lack awareness of energy efficiency'

News Article - 28 March 2008
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There is a distinct lack of awareness and knowledge of energy efficiency among IT managers in Britain, according to the deputy technology editor for ComputerWeekly.com.

Despite attempts by computer manufacturers to improve the energy efficiency of their products, more advice and information is needed to ensure that IT managers are aware of green issues.

John-Paul Kamath suggests that many IT managers are hampered because there are no definite ways to measure the energy efficiency of their departments, while others are sceptical of the implications for computing performance of introducing energy efficient measures and technologies.

"The IT industry does use a lot of energy, and so in time - say in the next ten years - there's the real possibility that governments will look towards the IT industry specifically, and start looking at ways in which they can cut down energy use in that specific sector," he predicted.

Graham Whitney, IBM chairman for the climate change programme, recently told the Corporate IT Forum that climate change targets should be imposed upon the IT sector, similar to those enshrined in the Kyoto Treaty.

A number of energy efficiency schemes have been established to address environmental concerns about computing, such as the Green Grid Computing scheme in the US.

Carbonaccounting software from Access Accounting can help businesses and IT managers to monitor their energy efficiency and carbon footprint in order to streamline business processes and control costs.

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