Nvidia and its systems partners are rolling out GPU-based systems for compute-intensive applications in scientific and technological research, which could also be relevant in the financial markets in areas such as quantitative algorithm development.
In the first of a new series of articles written by industry thought leaders, Rockwell C. Bonecutter, Accenture’s North America Green IT lead, runs down five ways of making a winning case for green IT.
IBM's Project Big Green aims to apply a green IT approach throughout the organization, utilizing opportunities in infrastructure optimization, knowledge-worker productivity and middleware. The green IT debate so far has focused on datacenter issues, and IBM must demonstrate positive trial results affecting not only infrastructure savings, but success in tackling real environmental challenges.
The Secure Enterprise 2.0 Forum has been launched to promote the secure use of Web 2.0 in business environments. The start point for addressing 2.0 enterprise issues must involve gaining a proper understanding of what Web 2.0 tools and products are present in the enterprise, and what impact they may have on existing IT rules and usage policies.
The Queensland EPA put in place procedures to dispose of the redundant equipment responsibly, and addressed other environmental issues found in the IT environment. While not expected to be at the forefront of thinking on 'green' issues, the organization is leading the way for other public sector bodies in Australia.
IT in the public sector has all too frequently been viewed as a potential area for cost cutting, with the UK's HM Revenue and Customs data loss towards the end of 2007 highlighting the problems that this can present. Given the attention placed on information security throughout last year, public sector organizations will need to maintain a focus upon such issues moving forward.
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