How to Expand Your Green IT Skills, Without a Degree

Published September 22, 2009

As of yesterday, it's officially fall, and that means it's back to school time!

Appropriately enough, we also just reported on the world's second green IT certification program (the first came by way of IBM); but let me suggest another way of boosting your skill set for free.

Coming up a week from tomorrow -- on Wednesday, September 30 -- we've got the latest in our series of webcasts, "By the Numbers: The Greening of the CIO."

This 50-minute webcast features IBM's Steven Sams in conversation with my boss, Joel Makower, talking about how the executive suite is driving green changes in IT departments large and small.

From the description of the webcast:

The role of the Chief Information Officer has grown in lockstep with the strategic importance of information and knowledge management inside companies. Their ability to think strategically about information technology can help a company innovate, grow markets, streamline operations, cut costs, and improve competitiveness.

Now, CIOs are poised to help companies become greener, and enable a more efficient operation. From building high-efficiency data centers to managing energy use throughout a global operation to reducing travel needs to telepresence solutions, the CIO's green toolkit is growing.

Obviously, in this job market, every advantage you can get helps, and while this webcast is not likely to make its way onto your resume, the more you know about green IT issues, the better your chances are of landing green jobs.

The webcast takes place Wednesday, 9/30 at 1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific. It's free, and you can register at this link.

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