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 [...]

Perhaps the best example to use when talking about sustainability and performance is that of public sector organisations. Local government is a great example. Being part of the government they have to be seen to be green. They also have to work on a shoestring and provide a high level of service.
Recently, I was at the [...]

In technology, constant change is a given. But the rapid evolution of IT equipment has had a catastrophic impact on the environment as old, obsolete kit containing a dangerous cocktail of pollutants is discarded and often ends up in countries without the technology or processes to dispose of it safely. Even those who contend regulations [...]

IT decision makers are against the wall with demands to reduce spending, so that means suppliers will have to sharpen their pencils in 2010 to ensure they are on board when the upturn comes.
Technology suppliers can be a CIO’s best friend and worst enemy. They work collaboratively with a customer and deliver more than was [...]

Over the past three months, I have focused on running a high-profile campaign at Computing, aimed at discussing the future of IT leadership and the skills needed by the successful technology managers in the future.
After speaking with an extensive pool of top-class IT chiefs, the main traits of tomorrow’s IT leaders were identified and one [...]

While the concept and aspiration of Green IT has become a much more prevalent topic of debate over the last two years the nature of the debate has in itself created a distraction from the full potential. For example technology vendors have increasingly used Green capabilities to promote their latest offerings and typically publications on [...]

It’s all very well saying IT needs to do more to improve the energy efficiency of business - both in terms of curbing its own energy use and introducing technologies that help reduce its company’s carbon footprint more generally. But unless firms transform the way they measure their environmental performance and build in compelling incentives [...]

While plenty of individuals at all levels in business would like their companies to act in a more environmentally-responsible manner, many are also highly cynical about their ability to influence their employer to make real and significant changes.
Yet it is crucial such individuals speak out, because the arguments in favour of adopting a truly sustainable [...]

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 [...]

When I read that Toyota was considering asking its European workers to do a three-day week (Times 4th March), my initial reaction was: “How benign. Instead of making 20-30% of staff redundant, this is so worker-sympathetic.” That was followed by: “Wouldn’t it be good if CIOs did the same with IT staff if the organisation [...]