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Green IT Sponsored By:
CIO Executive Panels - Green IT Discussions
Beth S. Perlman
Beth S. Perlman


CIO & SVP, Constellation Energy
Atefeh Riazi
Atefeh Riazi


Senior Partner & CIO, Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide
Steve Brasen
Steve Brasen


Senior Analyst, EMA
Drue Reeves
Drue Reeves


VP & Research Director, Burton Group
Bill Pray
Bill Pray


Senior Analyst, Burton Group
A shift in consumer opinion and the creation of new government regulations in favor of protecting the environment have pushed green issues onto the boardroom agenda. Companies that don't accept the need to reduce greenhouse emissions will have to answer to a diverse set of stakeholders, including investors, rule-makers, watchdogs, consumers and the media. As a result it's going to be a very different world for CIOs in the near future. Forward looking CIOs and technology leaders won't simply be reactive to this change, they will lead it. Through sound strategy and investment, IT departments are in a unique position to make a profound and genuine impact on not only a corporation's ability to be environmentally responsible, but to improve the bottom line while doing so.

Profound Savings as Key Bank Cuts Printer Pages by Nearly Half (Executive Content) Profound Savings as Key Bank Cuts Printer Pages by Nearly Half (Executive Content)
Bringing awareness to printing habits is one of the quickest ways to get people to STOP printing things unnecessarily, something that Key Bank discovered when it moved from simply buying printer and other document production technologies on an ad hoc basis to acquiring them as part of a print management contract.
The Economics Of Green IT - What Are The Financial Benefits Of Green IT? The Economics Of Green IT - What Are The Financial Benefits Of Green IT?
Don't be fooled: Green IT is as much about the greenbacks as it is about reducing the environmental impact of operating IT and the business. In fact, financial motivation - not environmental motivation - is the driving force behind the pursuit of greener IT.
Business Value Analysis Study: Symantec Corporation The Green Data Center Business Value Analysis Study: Symantec Corporation The Green Data Center
Symantec sought to minimize hardware needs and energy use and optimize performance in its data centers and elsewhere. This paper shows how the company succeeded in reducing utility costs and the overall carbon dioxide emissions while also achieving substantial business benefits.

 


Exploring the Advantages of an Electronic Workflow Environment Exploring the Advantages of an Electronic Workflow Environment
In this Thought-leadership Series interview, Dennis Risinger, CIO, FCS Financial discusses the advantages of implementing an electronic workflow environment throughout the organization's 29 offices, including increased productivity, a more mobile workforce and business growth.
The State of Green IT in California  The State of Green IT in California
In this Thought-leadership Series interview, Teri Takai, Former CIO, State of California and current CIO, Department of Defense, discusses the status of the State's IT reorganization plan, and outlines California's current and future green IT initiatives, including her biggest challenges.
Bringing Smart Meters to the Public Bringing Smart Meters to the Public
In this Thought-leadership Series Interview, Elisabeth Brinton, Chief Business and Public Affairs Officer at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District talks about SMUD's plans to install 600,000 smart meters by 2012. Brinton outlines the advantages these meters will provide SMUD and the public, as well as the next steps toward smart grid implementation.
Merging Healthcare and Technology for a Greener Organization Merging Healthcare and Technology for a Greener Organization
In this Thought-leadership Series Interview, Bill Spooner, CIO, Sharp Healthcare, a not-for-profit health system in California, talks about the role technology plays in greening the organization, including the use of EMRs and establishing a paper-light facility.

Keeping Your Financial Instituion In-the-Black by Going Green (50:39) Keeping Your Financial Instituion In-the-Black by Going Green (50:39)
In this webinar, Angie Masini-Sloan the Senior Vice President & Director IT Procurement for KeyBank and Noel O'Dwyer, Vice President of Marketing & Strategic Alliances for Equitrac discuss the Equitrac program that helped KeyBank decrease their printing costs by more than $2 million dollars in less than 18 months and reduced their paper usage equal to saving 70 acres of trees.

Rules & Routing (Brochure) Rules & Routing (Brochure)
Organizations in any industry - including finance, healthcare, insurance, education, legal and many others, are looking for ways to reduce costs, better manage their resources, and drive employee productivity, all while incorporating a sound strategy to drive environmental initiatives and reduce waste.
Hallmark Case Study Hallmark Case Study
Savvis provides a broad range of managed infrastructure and professional services to support IT operations for Hallmark. In addition to keeping the Hallmark.com site up during huge traffic spikes experienced during critical business periods, Savvis is helping Hallmark stay on the leading edge by supporting initiatives to expand upon its line of innovative new digital products and services.
Greener IT: Ideas for Saving Money and the Environment Greener IT: Ideas for Saving Money and the Environment
This advisory guide is about changing a major consumer of energy within your own enterprise: information technology. The guide explains why greener IT makes sense for business, provides 19 tactical ways for creating greener IT throughout the enterprise, and details how an organization can prepare a systemic plan for greener IT.
Green Initiatives: Lowering Costs and Increasing Efficiency in the Data Center Green Initiatives: Lowering Costs and Increasing Efficiency in the Data Center
Conserving energy, reducing floor space, and managing utility costs are becoming major priorities for IT organizations.
The Greening of IT The Greening of IT
Environmental responsibility has emerged as an important consideration for corporations today. This report examines the Green IT issue through the ideas, perspectives and opinions of various analysts.
Lean and green Lean and green
As business and the public become aware of the shocking degree of data center sprawl and its profound environmental consequences, companies are turning to Green initiatives and realizing unprecedented financial benefits in the process.
Atefeh Riazi explains Ogilvy and Mather's approach to Green IT Atefeh Riazi explains Ogilvy and Mather's approach to Green IT
Ogilvy and Mather's client list reads like a who's who of blue chip brands. Senior Partner and Chief Information Officer, Atefeh Riazi tells us why - and how- they're going green.
 5 Steps to Green IT 5 Steps to Green IT
The greening of the technology industry is a trend that's developing with impressive velocity, and with good reason. Companies must build power and e-waste solutions into their budgets and RFPs.