Since datacenters are the integral part of any organisation so it needs the most attention. Viridity maintains an equilibrium  between power, utilization and cooling to increase the life of datacenter and hence it works more , is more reliable , more responsive and all of it comes with a reduced cost.

Few of the benefits of the Company are:

• It is completely transparent towards the stepwise action plans.
• Datacenter life cycle is increased by 2-3 years.
• Improved services such as reliability, responsiveness and efficiency.
• Reduction in the cost of power and cooling.
• Staff productivity is enhanced by letting the less skilled employees do the  everyday(less important) job.

Viridity is a software start-up which is growing very fast and will soon be a leading company in managing datacenters in a greener way.

While we are talking about numbers. Here is a random sprinkling of numbers I collected from different surveys.

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), a nonprofit professional society of over 9,500 members, issued a survey to its members to determine the need for Green Jobs.

Survey Results:

* 41% of the energy professionals who were surveyed plan to retire in the next ten years.

* 72% of energy professionals indicate a heightened shortage of qualified professionals in the energy   efficiency and renewable energy fields in the next five years.

* 70% of energy professionals indicate a need for national and state training for “Green Jobs” to address job shortages that are impairing growth in green industries, such as energy efficient buildings and construction, renewables, electric power, smart grid, energy efficient vehicles and biofuels development.

A different survey, conducted recently by Prasanto Kumar Roy, President, ICT Group, CyberMedia India Ltd. to see how green is corporate sector of the nation today and these are the results

* 43.5% of MNCs ,39.6% of Indian private limited companies and 52% of the PSUs feel Green IT is a reality.

On the definition of Green IT

* 33.2% :Configure desktops to enter the sleep mode when not in use.
* 30.2% :E-waste/computer waste recycling.
* 29.2% :Server consolidation.

On Green standards awareness –

* 51.5% of the respondents knew about the Energy Star.
* 39.9% knew about the ISO14000/ISO14001.
* 32.8% knew about the Climate Saver Computing Initiative.

On rationale for Green IT –

* 78% feel it was to reduce costs.
* 54% felt that it is related to environmental issues.
* 29% said it was for compliance and corporate image building.

* 26.3% had already implemented upgrading or reconfiguring the data center cooling infrastructure for improved efficiency.
* 31.4% had already implemented reduction of server power consumption using thin client architecture.
* 35% said that less than 5 percent of the IT budgets had been provisioned for green.

According to a yet another Green consumer survey by Yahoo-

* 77% of consumers believed themselves to be “green” and
* 57% stated they made a green purchase decision in the past six months.

* Around 23% of consumers were tagged as “deeply committed” greenies by Yahoo and
* Nearly 24% found green to be “trendy”.

Analyzing the above survey results it can be said that “Green IT” is no more just a hype but it sure is happening.

Christopher Mines, senior vice president, Forrester, said that “The early read indicates that a slow macro economy will not slow Green IT efforts and there is a significant opportunity for IT organizations to implement Green IT, which can increase from a worldwide size of half billion dollars to about 5 billion dollars in 2013″.

[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 here to stay and that companies will be compelled, sooner than later, to invest in greening their supply chains. Studies from institutes such as IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) have shown that there is almost a 15% increase in employee productivity if a company uses green initiatives, so why should be the big IT companies like Infosys  be left behind.

Infosys won the 2008 InfoWorld 100 award in the Green IT Implementation category. Green IT solutions at Infosys are along five tracks-energy, water, emission, biodiversity and waste and its goal is to take leadership in each one of them. It is now sharing internal green computing practices with clients, helping them tread the green path amid rising concerns of global warming. One of the biggest commitments made by the firm is to go carbon neutral in the near future.

One of the goals that have been set by the team is a 5% reduction in per capita electricity and fresh water consumption in 2009.

Infosys has also formed an Eco Club for its employees to take up green. There are a host of such measures being undertaken by the company to reduce its carbon footprint. But the most significant has been its effort to bring out a Sustainability Report. Hope the other companies, especially in the IT sector, take a cue and come out with their own reports.

Infosys has also decided to plant a tree for every new employee. It has one of the largest passive solar water heaters capacity in India, close to 5 lakh liters.

Green IT is all about minimizing the environmental impact of IT systems and getting the most out of technology and it can be achieve through enhanced efficiency as well as improved power and thermal management, so far Infosys has successfully taken the initiative and implemented it, let’s see how far it will go!

(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 from standby, and responds faster.

Also read:

Seven power saving tips by Laarni on PCMag

How to manage Windows 7 power settings by Pedro on EntepriseITPlanet. Interesting comment by Brad Jones on smart power save using light dimming

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 design and construction practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment.

Building was designed by Desiccant Rotors India.