Green IT

Hardware
In recent years hardware manufacturers have made tremendous leaps in terms of hardware system performance and power consumption.  This has been due to pressure as a result of industry regulation but also market demands for more green-friendly technology.  As a result, todays PCs, laptops and servers are simply more efficient both in terms of performance and energy consumption.  IT Force can advise on how you can be more green and how much money you can save on your energy bill, purely by upgrading and refreshing your hardware environment. 


Software
Being more green and energy efficient is also about the software you are running on your machines! Software manufacturers have also made great green, energy-saving strides in recent times.  Operating systems such as Vista and the latest Windows 7 from Microsoft are more performance and power efficient and can help organisations trim a significant amount of energy usage off their monthly electricity bill.     


Virtualisation
Virtualisation is another easy way to reduce power consumption, lower the monthly energy bill and reduce an organisations carbon footprint.  By implementing a virtual server environment, for example, organisations can reduce the amount of physical servers traditionally required and the associated energy consumption.  


Unified Communications
Unified Communications is the integration of voice and data systems into a single converged network allowing mobile employees anywhere to connect to information and applications. Unified Communications utilises Voice Over IP (VoIP) technology to digitalise sound and transmit the signal over and IP network.  Unified Communications is important to  organisations because it offers a single, secure and scalable voice and data network infrastructure solution that curbs costs while at the same time enhance employee productivity and reduce the need to travel for meetings.

Power Management
Even if you have the latest and greatest green-friendly hardware and software, there is nothing to stop one of your employees leaving his PC on before he heads home from the evening.

Print Management
Purchasing departments often spend excessive amounts on paper, toner, fuser units and the associated maintenance of their print enviroment.  It is seen as a necessary evil.  As management focu shifts to the curbing of unncessary operating costs, printing and "output" infrastructure has come under the spotlight.  By adopting a strategic approach to Print Management, analysing business requirements, challenging old habits and adopting new technology, IT Force can help organisations dramatically chop their printing costs.

Cloud Computing
For any organisation, cloud computing typically means a reduction in the amount of bulky PCs and hefty server and server enviroments onsite.  Everything is accessed "over the cloud" via thinner client PCs and more lean IT infrastructures, meaning your organisation can instantly reduce its carbon footprint.