I realise Greenmonk is not about green data centers, but I am at an IBM conference and its a core issue here. I am going to do writing it up in some depth, but I called out IBM’s efforts in a blog here, titled Globalisation’s Green Core.
One issue that absolutely screamed at me however, which ComputerWorld readers should perhaps be aware of, is that many IT organisations have never had to fully consider their electricity consumption. Electricity is a “cost of doing business”, which comes under a facilities management budget. However with increasing energy costs bringing these budgets under increasing scrutiny, facilities managers are beginning to present IT organisations with a bill. This is a huge game-changer, and if your IT organisation isn’t thinking green now, it will be when you get the bill.