IT managers are being put in a tough position. While WEEE regulations are on the forefront of everyone’s mind, some of those being held responsible for the appropriate disposal of CPUs and other e-waste are not actually the ones in charge of the refuse. The same can be said regarding an IT department’s power usage. While many companies profess to being environmentally concerned, a new survey by the international consultancy group Morse has revealed that 89% of business owners have no idea how much power is being used in their IT departments.
Vanson Bourne facilitated the survey and interviewed more than 100 IT Directors across the United Kingdom. The survey showed that 76% percent of companies have no set targets aimed at reducing their IT department’s power usage; while 63% of organisations claim to have a strategy in place.
At least some companies were honest in their responses. 62% of organisations said that green IT was “not a top priority” and only 24% claims to be working toward setting an energy reduction target.
“This survey is a realistic snapshot of the IT manager,” said Tim Turquand, a Morse consultant. “IT managers don’t have an idea of how much their data centre is costing them.”
“The survey clearly shows that IT departments do not know about their electricity bills,” he added. “Green IT strategies are just not aligned to any business strategy at the moment. For example, most businesses have recycle bins for printer cartridges and or paper, but they forget about their 20,000 square foot data centre which is the biggest pollutant.”
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