On Wednesday 18 November 2009, 16:00 BST / 11 am EST, Carbonetworks will host a free webinar on green IT practices, with a focus on approaches to achieve significant energy and other efficiencies in the data centre.
With the explosive growth of online transactions and information, data centres supporting everything from financial transactions to health and government records have grown exponentially, doubling in energy requirements and emissions since 2000. Data centres, with thousands of servers, can consume as much energy as large towns. Any organisation with such massive energy consumption will face significant financial liabilities under regulatory schemes, such as the Carbon Reduction Commitment.
The drive for more efficient energy use in this category – “greening the data centre” – can thus result in significant dividends, both financially and in terms of an organisation’s reputation.
In this complimentary webinar, experts from COLT and Carbonetworks explain the CRC league table put forth by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), how the league table drives CRC costs and risks, and how to improve position on the league table in order to reduce liabilities – or even create profit — by reducing your energy consumption. You will come away with knowledge on which Green IT practices have significant impact and which can be less effective. COLT, a leader in data management and sustainability, has partnered with an emissions management company Carbonetworks to share insights on efficient data centres and other enterprise-level strategies to address challenges brought by CRC.
November 13th, 2009 by Michael Meehan - President & CEO
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