Published in Onestopclick.com at http://www.onestopclick.com/news/Green-managed-IT-support-'booming'_18750105.html
27 August 2008
Green managed IT support services are increasing in popularity, a compliance specialist has claimed.
According to IT Governance, environmental legislation, consumer pressure and the credit crunch are all contributing are all increasing demand for the provision.
The group quotes figures from industry analyst Gartner indicating that the IT and communications sector is currently responsible for approximately two per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions, the same proportion as the aviation industry.
Chief executive of the group Alan Calder said many global companies now view green initiatives as necessary to staying competitive.
"Now businesses realise that they can make long-term savings and increase operational efficiencies through implementing greener ways of working, especially around technology," he added.
Last week, IT analyst IDC claimed consumer and business markets are increasingly being affected by the emergence of newer and smarter technologies, greater network capacities and refreshed network architectures.
Jamie Jin, market analyst of network technologies at IDC Australia said convergence, consolidation, centralisation, and consumerisation are the terms best able to describe the current market.