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Most companies are gearing up to boost their IT sustainability efforts within the upcoming year, signaling a shift even among those with lesser initial focus.
Most companies are gearing up to boost their IT sustainability efforts within the upcoming year, signaling a shift even among those with lesser initial focus.
That means closing the gap between plans and actual programs or turning roadmaps into action. According to a report by 451 Research, an emphasis on sustainability has become, reality.
“Nearly all companies we surveyed agree that IT infrastructure needs to become more sustainable and are planning to have sustainability programs in place in the next year, even firms that do not see sustainability as a key focus currently. This includes both core datacenters and distributed IT locations and ‘edge’ sites,” 451 Research states. “Organizations may have sustainability programs in place, but these programs often only cover a few of the many possible metrics or do not track metrics for all equipment (both core and distributed). There is also, of course, a big difference between tracking sustainability metrics and taking action to improve those metrics. So, firms may well be less advanced than they realize.”
The report serves to reiterate the value in across-the-board solutions from Schneider Electric. For example, the company’s EcoStruxure IT software provides a range of features for a solution to attack sustainability priorities in a changing technology environment.
Schneider Electric’s lineup and history of providing a foundation for sustainability is in sync with another key finding in the study: 40 percent of those answering 451 Research’s survey said business value was a key driver for their sustainability plans, while “Overall sustainability concern and social responsibility,” were a leading motivation for 36 percent.
451 Research's study on IT sustainability reveals a universal acknowledgment among companies about the importance of a sustainable IT framework, regardless of their current position. With plans to kickstart sustainability projects in the coming year, both large and small enterprises emphasize reducing energy, waste and embodied carbon.
“Most firms seem to look at their IT infrastructure holistically when it comes to sustainability programs, with both the core data center and distributed IT included in the sustainability plan,” 451 Research found. “It makes sense to set up programs and tools and to gather data for distributed IT and core data centers simultaneously, since core and distributed IT have similar requirements when it comes to sustainability.”
The 451 Research Report can be downloaded here, and more information Schneider Electric and Sustainability can be found here.
