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Green IT & the Green Gap: Page 4 of 4

The IT industry is shifting from the first wave of awareness and green hype to the second wave of delivering and adopting more efficient and effective solutions. However, as parts of the industry shift toward closing the green gap, stragglers and late-comers will continue to address first wave themes, resulting in some disconnect for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, a third wave -- addressing future and emerging technologies -- will continue to evolve, adding to the confusion of what can be done today as opposed to what might be done in the future.

IT data centers need to leverage energy efficiency as a means of addressing PCFE issues, as well as to support and sustain business growth, including storing and processing more data. By adopting effective solutions, economic value can be achieved with positive ecological results while sustaining business growth. The bottom line is that without electrical power, IT data centers come to a halt. Rising fuel prices, strained generating and transmission facilities for electrical power, and a growing awareness of environmental issues are forcing businesses to look at PCFE issues.

Greg Schulz is the founder of StorageIO, an IT industry research and consulting firm. He has worked as a programmer, systems administrator, disaster recovery consultant, and capacity planner for various IT organizations, and also has held positions with industry vendors. He is author of the new book "The Green and Virtual Data Center (CRC) and of the SNIA-endorsed book "Resilient Storage Networks (Elsevier)".