May 28, 2007—In a recent survey by Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research Inc., 85% of IT procurement and operations professionals in US companies said environmental concerns were important in planning their IT operations. And 72% said they were aware of vendors’ efforts to promote “green IT” in the design, operation and disposal of their products.
However, 78% of respondents said green IT has not been written into their evaluation and selection criteria for IT systems and devices.
Cost is the No. 1 reason cited by most businesses that either prevents them or spurs them into going green. Unless there’s an equipment refresh or a data center design on the docket, most businesses won’t swap things out just for the sake of a social conscience, say some experts. But when the rising costs of power starts to take a huge chunk out of their budgets, organizations start taking green computing seriously, according to Forrester’s research.
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