The A to Z of green IT

Virtualisation

Virtualisation is upping the green ante by proxy. By basically creating virtual versions of energy-hungry technologies - such as servers - there is less physical hardware to power and therefore less electricity is used.

Green IT from A to Z

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A is for Abroad
B is for Blades
C is for Carbon footprint
D is for Data centres
E is for Energy sources
F is for Freecycle
G is for Government
H is for Homeworking
I is for Ice caps
J is for Jobs (Steve)
K is for Kilowatts
L is for Landfill
M is for Mercury
N is for Nanogeneration
O is for Offsetting
P is for Paperless office
Q is for Queen
R is for Recycling
S is for SmartPlanet.com
T is for Travel
U is for Upgrade
V is for Virtualisation
W is for WEEE
X is for Xmas
Y is for You
Z is for Zero emissions

In a recent CIO Essentials article, eSure CIO Mark Fousham wrote: "Green is no longer off the CIO agenda and using technologies such as virtualisation and reducing environmental impact also makes clear business sense."

And a range of businesses have found virtualisation has brought down their bills too, including energy company E.ON, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borouch Council, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and assurance company Standard Life

But just as one solution comes along, another problem crops up with Sun Microsystems claiming social networking is pushing up server sales despite the increasing adoption of virtualisation technology.