[Editor Note: This is the first in a series of blog posts. We plan to cover companies which are innovating in Green Computing area]
Green computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The pressure is on businesses worldwide to be more environmentally conscious and reduce their carbon footprints. Green supply chains are […]

Continuing with our effort to share good quality video with our readers. We found this interview of James Governor by Adam Bomb very fascinating. Lot of hype surrounding Green IT is related to loaded buzz words. James clear message related to cost savings and applying common sense makes great sense.
Watch it:

Takeaway for executives is to […]

After it’s much criticized “Vista” version ,Microsoft is coming up with “Windows 7” which claims to reduce  electricity bills as compared to its older versions.

(Follow complete Windows 7 analysis on engineering team blog)
It’s main focus will be on reducing idle power consumption and supporting new device power modes. Windows 7 starts up, shuts down, resumes […]

This is an interesting video. Executives from different companies were being asked the same question and their reply ranged from “Definitely happening” to “Total hype”. We think reality is somewhere in between.

What do you think? Is your company planning to allocate budget for green computing?

Mumbai, India, based IT outsourcing firm Patni Computers has been awarded the prestigious LEED certification for its green IT-BPO center.
Building, based in Delhi, named Patni Knowledge Center is the second largest platinum rated building in the world and first in India.
LEED rating system was set up in the US in 1993, and focuses on […]

Now this is interesting. Harvard University physicist, Alex Wissner-Gross, has calculated environmental impact of a typical Google search query and results are not something Al Gore, famous Google fan, will appreciate. TimesOnline reports:

While millions of people tap into Google without considering the environment, a typical search generates about 7g of CO2 Boiling a kettle generates […]

Greenpeace, environmental campaign group based out of Netherlands, has a mild rap on the knuckle for all leading electronics manufacturers. In a recently published report (Complete link here and also check docstoc embed), Greenpeace found some progress compared to last year’s survey, but there is lot still needs to be done.
This year’s survey had […]

Khosla Ventures, venture firm of famous venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, has joined hands with Hawaiian Electric to promote Green Technologies. BioMass magazine, in web exclusive story, reports that with this aggreement .. companies will work with entrepreneurs and start-up companies developing clean technology with the goal of accelerating the commercialization of promising new products and […]

If you are looking for ‘Going Green’ related words of wisdom then Gartner’s Executive Summary page has good content for CIOs

“There’s no conflict about being a green airline and being happy because of the value of fuel savings. Environmentalists and business have the same objectives for a change.”
— Henrik Ambak, former CIO and now head […]

Community site Green Grid is rated by New York Times as one of the sites IT professionals should put on their must visit list. Rising popularity of Green Grid site shows that Green IT is a cost management initiative. Initiative has less to do with oil price dynamics.
With the economy in shambles and energy prices […]