Archive for the ‘green IT’ Category

Where Do We Go from Here with Unified Communications?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This is the last segment in a six part series highlighting Sprint’s deployment of unified communications. To read the previous segments click on the appropriate links: How We Got Started, Planning the Move, Successful First Phase, Where We Are Today, and Lessons Learned. (more…)

Can’t Miss Technology Trends for 2010

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

It’s that time of year to look into the crystal ball and make predictions for 2010. One of my favorite forecasts is that by Gartner. What I find most interesting is that it’s the users of technology, who are driving these technology trends in a big way. Did you know

…that in less than five years, the growth of enterprise data is projected to be 650%! And, 80% of that data will be unstructured. We are sending and accessing data like never before, and enterprises need a way to manage and store this explosion of data. Look to such technologies as virtualization, automated tiering, and data duplication. (more…)

eWaste and Corporate Social Responsibility

Monday, November 9th, 2009

As an IT guy, I’m surrounded by electronics: computers, servers, mobile devices, phones, and monitors, printers and more. And at home I have even more electronics: PCs, TVs, radios, MP3 players, DVD players, DVRs, and too many other gadgets to mention. (more…)

In the Green Top 15

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Sprint’s trademark color is yellow, but perhaps green would be more appropriate. Especially in light of our top 20 ranking in the first Newsweek magazine “Green Ranking” of America’s 500 largest corporations. (more…)

7 Ways IT Can Help the Planet

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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Information technology is considered a “clean” industry. True, its contribution to global environmental issues pails in comparison to automobiles or heavy industry. But IT does contribute to the problem, and it’s growing.

Right now, the global information and communications technology industry accounts for approximately 2 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions which is equivalent to the emissions (more…)