Our approach
An ethical, profitable path to sustainable IT
Our approach to sustainable, economically justifiable IT infrastructure is threefold:
- Environmental responsibility
- Compliance with government regulations
- Profitability through operational improvement, cost reductions, and investments in alternative energy sources
Phased approach
Our phased approach has short term goals, medium term goals and long term goals. This supports immediate efforts toward regulatory compliance. It also positions you for a strong environmental profile and reduced carbon footprint over the long term.
Sustainability project lifecycle
The sustainable IT project lifecycle has 3 components: assessment, planning, and implementation. Measuring effectiveness is a critical process across all stages.
Assessment
- Calculate carbon footprint
- Baseline current energy usage
- Determine costs of carbon credits or permits
- Establish green IT policies and standards
- Align green IT strategy with corporate environmental policies
Planning
- Develop detailed road map
- Develop detailed data centre remediation and optimisation project plan
- Develop a marketing and communications plan
- Develop a project budget
Implementation
- Optimise rack architecture
- Optimise air flow
- Optimise perforated tile layout
- Optimise floor plan
- Virtualise
- Consolidate
- LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Our services help you establish the true value of your IT infrastructure: financial costs, environmental harm and safety.