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Greening ICT
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13 Dec. 2011 — started by Roger Anscombe, Kira Supplies
Recent research at Sheffield University showed that 48% of the electricity used by ICT at the university powered their desktop PCs and only 18% was used by their servers. I …
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An Invitation To Work With The World’s Top CIOs - Master Guide To Forum Threads
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14 Oct. 2009 — started by Anandita Singh, 2degrees
FYI - To view the latest posts (LIVE) remember to keep refreshing the web page! Join Cisco’s Head of Corporate Positioning, Ron Ricci, Sony Europe’s CIO, Simon Ashby and …
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Automatic shutdown of PCs in the workplace
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2 Dec. 2009 — started by Jamie Traynor, NHS Lanarkshire
Many of my colleagues love to leave their computers on when they go home for the night. Our IT department has been discussing a software solution to this for the last 6 …
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Are thin clients the chelsea tractors of IT?
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16 July 2009 — started by Colin McCarthy, MiniFrameUK
Hey All,Just been reading Wyse's white paper on the benefits of Desktop virtualisation & it inspired some thoughts:a) True energy savings, cost saving & environmental …
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Quick Wins in ICT: The tactical approach
Blog post

6 March 2012 — written by Mark Batchelor, Hexagon Digital
Energy management for PCs, laptops, and other digital devices is a fast and low cost way to save energy. Mark Batchelor of Digital Carbon Group looks at tactical quick-fixes …
Cisco CIO conference - electronic waste
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14 Oct. 2009 — started by Martin Chilcott, 2degrees
FYI - To view the latest posts (LIVE) remember to keep refreshing the web page! At the Cisco CIO Conference on Tuesday 20th October I will be chairing a workshop on …
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The Carbon Trust is looking for software partners
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20 July 2011 — started by John Whybrow, Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust Footprinting Company (CTFC) is looking for a technical partner to invest in the development of a value chain carbon footprinting solution. The solution will …
The Thin Client Debate
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17 May 2008 — started by Peter Hopton, Very PC
I keep getting told by people, if you want to go green switch to thin clients. But the maths i've done tends to indicate this isn't quite the case...... You see, you may have …
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Message from the Network Manager- Ideas and Suggestions
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12 May 2008 — started by Kate McNicholl, Zerum Renew
Thank you to all for joining the Creating low carbon data centres network. There is a great range of skills and experience amongst us and a shared enthusiasm for the …
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Is Green IT A Con?
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7 April 2008 — written by Allen Shaw, 2degrees
This was the title of an FT podcast at the end of March. In my view (and the FT’s), the answer seems to be a resounding “no”. The statistics can come thick and fast. IT now …

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