Given that you're reading this newsletter, you have a serious interest in Green IT. The great odds are that you've already embarked on at least one Green IT project, and possibly more than one. You may, in fact, already be something of a green guru.
But no matter your level of expertise and the state of your company's Green IT plans, it's time to make the jump into Green IT 2.0. Green IT 2.0 looks at greening the computing infrastructure in a holistic way rather than a piecemeal way, and forces you to look at opportunities you've likely missed. It requires you to think outside the data center, jump on opportunities in enterprise carbon management, and more.
Forrester Research recently came out with an overview of the market for Green IT consulting services, titled "Market Overview: Green IT Services." In that report, though, is excellent advice for any company looking to make the leap to Green IT 2.0. In my blog, "How To Jump into Green IT 2.0," I offer details on how to do it.
Also this week, my colleague Matthew Wheeland takes a tour of the green technology innovations that are coming out of U.C. Berkeley's CITRIS center. In "CITRIS: An Incubator of Green Tech Innovation," he looks at how researchers are turning your cell phone into a traffic-monitoring device, smart thermometers that can prevent rolling blackouts, and more.