Australia behind China, Turkey, South Korea in ICT Sustainability Index
Australia has been ranked in the bottom half of G20 nations for its ability to use ICT to reduce CO2 emissions according to IDC's recently launched ICT Sustainability Index.
Australia has been ranked in the bottom half of G20 nations for its ability to use ICT to reduce CO2 emissions according to IDC's recently launched ICT Sustainability Index.
Computerworld concludes the [[artnid: 327427|Copenhagen Countdown series|new]] by taking a look audio and video conferencing technology as a way to help reduce green house gas emissions.
IDC will release the complete results of its ICT Sustainability Index in a press conference in Copenhagen on December 10 2009.
Computerworld continues the Copenhagen Countdown series by taking a look at how carbon emission management software can help ICT industry reduce green house gas emissions. Carbon emission management software, or CEMS, allows organisations to understand how they are using energy and how they are creating emissions. The software is designed to examine which areas or parts of the organisation are the main culprits of carbon emissions and provide information to help companies decide how to improve energy costs and emission output.
Data centres need to become centres of excellence in delivering cost effective computing power, says IBRS advisor, James Turner.