footprint in comment and analysis
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Comment As most of us know, manufacturing IT equipment produces a significant carbon footprint; using technology is energy-intensive; and, following a typically short life, huge amounts of electrical equipment become landfill. [10 Sep 2009]
Dell's secret to riding out the recession
Comment We have gone from an ever-expanding infrastructure footprint and needing an extra datacentre, to closing down two datacentres this year. Dell CIO Robin Johnson is tasked with steering the company through the credit crunch. [04 Sep 2009]
IT essential for businesses' green success
Comment Looking out to the wider organisation, IT is presented with a host of opportunities to improve the company's environmental footprint. David Tebbutt offers energy-saving tips for IT managers. Life is tough for IT management. [19 Aug 2009]
Minority Report: My predictions for the Mac developer event
Comment When Jobs announced the successor to 10.5 (Leopard) at last year's conference, he talked about better performance, improved stability and a smaller overall installed footprint. What will Apple unveil at its upcoming... [03 Jun 2009]
Five ways to tempt and tame Gen Y
Comment Network access control can stop unauthorised devices from connecting to the network, and can be used to authorise those devices that can connect, based on their ID, and their current software footprint. [05 May 2009]
10 questions to ask before building a datacentre
Comment Traditional datacentres were built with a static energy footprint designed to support the maximum capacity of typical IT equipment of the time. To create a successful datacentre, you need to do plenty of planning ahead... [30 Apr 2009]
Netbooks a nail in Microsoft's coffin?
Comment However as the embodied carbon dioxide and ecological footprint of neither the existing machine, nor the potential replacement model is easily and accurately calculated, it is difficult to say whether there is a net... [29 Jan 2009]
Legal Eye: Does Home Office online surveillance go too far?
Comment The level of privacy we believe we enjoy is actually quite limited and the digital footprint we are already making readily available is pretty sizeable. The Home Office's recent announcement that it is working with the... [21 Jan 2009]
Do you need video in your enterprise?
Comment As we enter 2009, reducing spending, improving productivity of smaller teams, and the perceived imperative to improve the corporate 'green' footprint are three priorities facing corporations. Video has been hailed a... [05 Jan 2009]
The City fund manager with no IT department
Comment Its footprint is essentially virtual so its ability to scale with that exponential growth was massively important - and it could only be done with this virtual ASP strategy. Majedie Asset Management, a fund management... [02 Dec 2008]
Inbox: Hasta la Vista, cloud debate, Apple future gazing
Comment At the end of the day XP does everything people need and it does it with half the hardware footprint of Vista. The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com... [10 Oct 2008]
Jonathon Porritt
AS Profile 'Being green' has become a major focus in the IT industry - and that's due in part to environmental activists such as Jonathon Porritt who have raised awareness of carbon footprint and energy usage within businesses. [07 Oct 2008]
Is Nokia losing its enterprise mojo?
Comment Or as Claudio Castelli, from analyst Ovum, puts it: "The company has recognised that it is unable to advance into the enterprise market as a standalone mobility solutions provider" - and will therefore let the big boys of enterprise do... [06 Oct 2008]
Legal Eye: Who's tracking your online trail?
Comment With the advent of social networking and the expansion of search engine capabilities, even the most reluctant web 2.0 Luddite is likely to be leaving a sizeable digital footprint. Do you know how your personal data is... [01 Oct 2008]
Green IT changes outsourcing for all
Comment Many outsourcing giants are seizing the green market and investing heavily in reducing their carbon footprint. With the UK government committed to ensuring its IT operations are carbon neutral by 2013, the word on... [23 Sep 2008]
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