IT industry goes green

Talking to our Careers department here at Computeach they were keen to point out the importance of our students being able to demonstrate awareness of the industry and how it will develop in the future - after all, a new recruit you may be now, but your are also the future of the company.

If you are in the dark about how the future of IT looks, let me shed some light - it looks green.

By this, I mean data centre virtualisation, data centre power and cooling technologies, desktop virtualisation, printing and paper usage management and power management tools for PCs and monitors.

According to another study from Ovum, these areas will experience "significant growth" over the next few years, growing by 65%.

Almost three-quarters of chief information officers are already using green IT in their organisation, while a further 8% plan to do so before the end of next year, the research said.

Rhonda Ascierto, Ovum analyst and author of the research, explained:  "This growth in green IT penetration reflects a change of attitude by CIO's and other IT decision-makers.

Previously, they considered green IT optional because they defined its value primarily in terms of corporate image, rather than the bottom line.

It is now viewed as core technology that delivers business value by cutting costs and increasing efficiency."

Ms Ascierto added that in the wake of the recession, many companies are looking for a financial return in an investment into green IT.