Sustainable Computing: It's Not Easy Being Green

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Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Author(s): Mary Pratt
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Sources(s): Community
ParentTopics:
Green IT and Sustainability Return on Investment (ROI)

Abstract

"CIO William Hill had an admirable, if unanticipated, return on investment when he overhauled the IT infrastructure for Dayton, Ohio: He helped the environment. Hill's strategy included replacing the old setup -- a disorganized mix of 80 archaic networked terminals and numerous ad hoc PCs of varying ages and operating systems -- with thin clients for 60% of the staff and PCs for the rest, strategically positioned for optimum use. Hill opted for thin clients for technological and cost reasons, but says he saw a corresponding drop in how much energy his organization uses -- a drop that saves the city between $60,000 and $90,000 annually."

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