One of the things holding green IT investments back is the fact that the cost can be easily measured but the benefits can’t.
A CFO can see exactly how much technology costs but it is difficult for them to consider the savings or productivity benefits that result from the investment. This is because the full picture [...]

Jim Mortleman, in his post The real return on green innovation, pointed to the measurable value of investing in environmentally-oriented projects. I wholeheartedly agree - he talked about the three things I’m advising my clients to consider in their business case for green investment: efficiency, reducing the cost of compliance, and increased revenue through brand [...]

Many years ago on the kids TV show ‘Sesame St’ (or was it on ‘the Muppets’?), Kermit the Frog sang a song titled ‘It’s not easy being green.’ I still remember this song when I read about companies that are trying to prove their green credentials, because it really is not that easy being green.
Sure, [...]

I saw a recent blog post on the Steria Exchange that set me thinking about how much responsibility the ICT industry really has toward the environmental impact of all industries.
It’s true that there are many actions that ICT companies could be taking, and perhaps taking faster, but in many cases some of these specific actions [...]

In these troubled times, companies are much more likely to invest in innovation that offers them a guaranteed return on investment. One clear way they can achieve this is through green IT initiatives.
Many IT departments, for example, are forging ahead with server virtualisation projects despite the recession, since these almost invariably offer dramatic savings in [...]

Like other companies, and particularly during this period, IT service providers are facing a generalised slowdown in business.
The companies that are best prepared to overcome these difficulties and begin their recovery now, in anticipation of the resolution of the crisis, are those with innovation capacity. There are many definitions of innovation, but there are two [...]

Like other companies, and particularly during this period, IT service providers are facing a generalised slowdown in business.
The companies that are best prepared to overcome these difficulties and begin their recovery now, in anticipation of the resolution of the crisis, are those with innovation capacity.
There are many definitions of innovation, but there are two generic [...]

Given the current economic environment, there are mixed feelings about whether more organisations will embrace outsourcing and whether the traditional rationale and business models for outsourcing are changing.
In a world where we have continuing overcapacity, increasing globalisation, the commoditisation of some services, the emergence of new technologies and what appears to be a prolonged depressing [...]