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What is Green IT?

Michael Stein's Non-profit Technology Blog

For a couple of years now we've been seeing talk of Green IT, and as early as 2007 management consulting giants Gartner and McKinsey were addressing Green issues as a major issue facing IT managers. Techsoup offers some suggestions for Greening the smaller workplace. Tags: nptech greenit.

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10 Disruptive Technologies You Need to Think About

NTEN

Every Wednesday, Gartner does a free webinar on a variety of topics. According to Gartner, the average server uses 65% of its power just sitting idle. AND, it's the green thing to do. Gartner noted that client virtualization is still pretty new, though, and there are kinks to work out. . Gartner agrees.

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Devising a Print Management Strategy

Tech Soup

Just for fun, we at GreenTech like to read corporate promotional white papers that may have a nugget of green IT value to nonprofits and really anyone running a small or medium sized office. Tags: GreenTech. The average printer cartridge takes three quarts of oil to produce. Up to 50% of help desk calls are related to printers.

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First Ever Capitol Hill Electronics Collection Day

Tech Soup

Redemtech has been working with the Green the Capitol office at the US House of Representatives, whose mission is to reduce carbon emissions, save energy, and make the House a model of sustainability. The event will have something additional that many e-waste collection events don't have — a robust charitable reuse component.

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Has Your Organization Thought Through its Social Media Policy?

NTEN

"As the use of virtual environments for business purposes grows, enterprises need to understand how employees are using avatars in ways that might affect the enterprise or the enterprise's reputation," said James Lundy , managing vice president at Gartner, Inc. So, is your organization prepared?