Popularizing Green IT Should Be Driven By Profits.

With the rapid development of environmental protection, green IT has also become a hot topic in the field of information technology. However, this issue has not yet attracted the attention of CIO groups in China.

On the one hand, the manufacturers are keen on the topic of green and energy, on the other hand, Chinese users are not buying it. Some enterprises think that if they want to catch Green Express, they will increase the burden of enterprises and shrink back on the green road.

Unisys, a IT technology and service provider, points out that it is not enough for enterprises to further implement green IT policy. It is not enough to simply use external laws and regulations and corporate citizenship responsibilities. A more effective entry point is to make enterprises understand the economic benefits brought by green IT.

Liu Yingjie, director of China Unisys, global outsourcing and technology service, said that when CIO pondering over a IT policy, technology and plan, its first consideration is its operational and economic benefits. Now the IT budget is decreasing, and the measurement of input and output is more important.

CIO, of course, will fully agree with and support environmental awareness. In principle, if he wants to invest more in green enterprises without giving corresponding economic returns or affecting operational efficiency, it is estimated that many IT will hesitate to do so. Even if there are regulations, enterprises will only tend to meet the minimum standards.

Liu Yingjie said, in fact, the implementation of green IT can achieve great economic and operational benefits. CIO can plan and formulate an effective green IT strategy from the following 4 aspects, so that the surrounding environment and enterprises can achieve a win-win environmental protection effect.

How many servers does the company have?

The large number of low cost and large capacity servers in large data centers is increasing. This has caused serious management problems. The popularity of blade servers has intensified this. The number of servers has exceeded the actual number of data centers in many cases, and the expenses for managing and cooling such redundant servers are increasing.

It is a natural move to reduce the number of servers according to actual needs, and this can also substantially reduce the cost of energy consumption.

Do enterprises fully utilize their IT infrastructure?

According to a server utilization survey conducted by Unisys on Western European market, the utilization rate of most institutions is very low, generally only 5% to 10% of capacity.

More efficient use of server resources can not only reduce the number of servers, but also help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.

Has the enterprise adopted an effective virtualization policy?

To improve the utilization of servers, virtualization policy is a very important and effective measure.

By using a single device to run multiple virtual servers, the IT resources of an organization will be fully utilized. However, the successful implementation of virtualization requires some professional experience and technology in IT, so enterprises should seek help from experts.

Is the expenditure for IT assets reasonable?

Most enterprises have made a lot of investment in the IT real assets, but their utilization rate has not been thoroughly explored, resulting in great waste. Moreover, the IT resources of a company's data center need to fluctuate. Therefore, considering outsourcing mode, actually enjoying and supporting virtual IT resources according to actual needs, will be more effective and more consistent with environmental protection rules than buying a lot of equipment that will not be used in one size fits all.

Liu Yingjie also cited an example from a British financial institution to illustrate the view that green IT can bring economic benefits.

The company estimates that its annual energy consumption is equivalent to the total energy consumption of 98000 households, which is almost the size of Southampton (Southampton), which accounts for 9% of the energy consumption of the data center and 130 thousand tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, similar to that of 9000 ordinary British households.

According to a model of Unisys, if the financial institution adopts the appropriate green IT policy, it can reduce energy consumption by 4 million US dollars a year and reduce CO2 emissions by 6%.

In the future, environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction will become the focus of national monitoring. For Chinese enterprises, "environmental protection and energy conservation" will be an unavoidable problem.

Under this trend, the implementation of "green IT" can reduce energy consumption, save energy and reduce costs. It also improves the corporate image for the country to achieve the green goal of energy saving and emission reduction.