Almost two thirds of the European companies have set up, or developed plans for the  reduction of their energy consumption and computer related waste, according to a pan European study by BEA Systems, a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software.

 

However, the survey also shows that organizations are discouraged to invest, partly owing to the obvious cost implications but also because of a lack of knowledge concerning the specific technology solutions available to them.  The survey uncovers an acute lack of awareness among European organizations about virtualization—a means of consolidating computing resources—despite this technology being a key enabler of the ‘green data center’.

 

“It is heartening to see a rising trend among European organizations to adopt sustainable, green IT strategies,” says Martin Percival, Senior Technology Evangelist, EMEA, BEA Systems.

 

 “However, despite more organizations adopting plans to reduce energy and emissions caused by the use of IT, it is apparent that many are not aware of the practical technology solutions available today that will help deliver the environmental efficiency they seek.  For those organizations actively associated with green IT initiatives, the adoption of hardware, server, or Java virtualization techniques will help form the four R’s of responsible IT provision: reduce, reuse, recycle, and re-engineer.”