'GREEN' TECHNOLOGIES VIABLE OPTIONS
When customers are updating data centers, it is an optimal time to introduce equipment that runs cooler, more efficiently and costs less to dispose of. The upfront costs of some of 'green' technologies can be more than of traditional equipment; however, when long-term costs (electricity, disposal, e.g.) are factored into the equation, going green can be an attractive fiscal decision.
"CPUs today use a fraction of the power that they did five years ago. Customers get a natural power efficiency through updating hardware. [For example,] there is new technology emerging, such as AMD's Barcelona, which, because it has hypervisor embedded in it, should produce additional efficiencies in virtualization. And virtualization means using a more streamlined architecture, creating less heat, which uses less energy, and means fewer pieces of hardware, which will need less service," said Rockwell Bonecutter, managing partner for the Accenture Data Center Technology and Operations Practice in America. "It's the Holy Grail of IT propositions: It's right for the environment, it lets you upgrade hardware and see ROI."
