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IT Vs. the Permanent Energy Crisis
snydeq writes "Organizations looking to remain profitable in the face of escalating energy costs may lean even harder on IT to achieve energy efficiencies in the years to come, InfoWorld reports. But instead of limiting IT's efficiency role to the datacenter, companies will tap IT's vast knowledge of company networks, equipment, and work processes to uncover efficiencies across the organization, in some cases tipping facilities management into IT. 'There is a lot IT can do to fix its own 2 percent [of the company's carbon emissions] and make it more efficient, but the big opportunity for IT is to take a leadership role in tackling that other 98 percent across the business,' says one analyst. And by taking charge of the organization's energy strategy now, IT will be in prime position to alter its relationship with management and reap benefits in the boardroom in the years ahead, analysts contend."
Go back to the abacus. Computers are overrated. Penthouse can take over the only other computer function.
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Those articles read like market-speak on toilet paper. At least if it had been printed on a roll, it might have been of use.
"There is a lot IT can do to fix its own 2 percent [of the company's carbon emissions] and make it more efficient"
What about IT's methane emissions? There are alot of pizza-eating, Diet Coke-drinking techies maintaining your servers. If that energy could be harnessed (instead of lighting them off through your jeans), a company's energy costs would be significantly decreased.
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I think Beowulf clusters might be uncalled for here.
Yes, all they need to do is leverage synergies across the company to achieve a new green paradigm. They'll need to be proactive about it though.
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One of our competitors trademarked the term "hypothesis". From now on, we will call them "boneheaded ideas".
great, now I'll need to flap my arms every 5 minutes in my office.
"We returned the General to El Salvador, or maybe Guatemala, it's difficult to tell from 10,000 feet"
Lucky you! I had to get up and walk over to the door or throw my trashcan at the sensor. Now the sensor's covered and at night I just turn on a lamp. I never wanted those stupid things on during the day anyway, so I'm saving power. Stupid "green" building.
Nuclear power is immoral on the grounds that it desecrates the remains of dead stars. It would be like using mummies for fuel. If you think their curse was bad, just wait until a wormhole-ridden undead white giant comes after you for vengeance. It really sucks, you know.
And don't except mercy, it ended its life with a heart of iron.
Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.
Only if the New Green Paradigm is Web 2.0 friendly.
Its not quite that simple--they also need to think outside the box.