[AusNOG] FW: Going and Promoting Green in ICT

[Paul Wilkins]

Another way of looking at it is that savings on electricity bills are
"green".

Suddenly CFO's are interested in sustainability.

Paul Wilkins

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:29 PM, Burt Mascareigne <
burt at prioritycomputer.com.au> wrote:

>  Would it be fair to say, that by pushing everything to cloud, it would
> contribute to “Sustainability”.  ****
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> I mean, in considerations,  the fact “everything” is going to the cloud,
> there’s no more need for “uber” powerful PCs, just little SFF PCs work
> great for our clients. ****
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> The VPS we provide are also sustainable, I think, 1 really powerful, hi
> energy / carbon Server, that will serve 20-30 companies is definitely
> “sustainable”. ****
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> We do push this as one “aspect” however, to be brutally honest, client
> don’t really care.  “Can it handle my E-Mails?” “Can I access my files
> anywhere” blah blah.  ****
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> Again, I don’t specifically recall any clients asking anything about
> “Sustainability”. ****
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> This is from the point of view of medium size businesses and corps.****
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> Even for the big guys, when I decide if I’m buying a Cisco or Juniper,
> again, tbh, “Sustainability” is not really on my mind.****
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> Burt Mascareigne ****
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> *From:* ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:
> ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Ramsay, Paul
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 24 April 2012 4:00 PM
> *To:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* [AusNOG] FW: Going and Promoting Green in ICT****
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> Hi All****
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> I am currently doing some research into Sustainability in the ICT sector
> and was wondering whether you have any strategies in place to promote
> sustainability, whether the environment plays a role in influencing your
> decision making during purchases of equipment or infrastructure builds.
> Doing a simple web search has highlighted many sites with dedicated content
> with some good ideas towards going green in ICT.****
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> Is there anything you could share from your past, current or future
> initiatives in this area?****
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> Any contributions from quick wins to longer term goals and how to measure
> the benefits would be greatly appreciated.****
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> Cheers****
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> Paul ****
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