Introducing Mitesh Desai – The Green Crusader
Protecting the environment, more than a good gesture, has become a necessity. Professionals working in diverse areas have one common topic in their discussions – environment protection. Instances such as – Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”, a documentary on global warming and Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio hosting “The 11th Hour”, an environment protection TV feature on HBO – indicates the level of attention this topic has gained.
The UN estimates over 2% of total worldwide carbon emissions are generated just by IT and data centres are singled out for particular scrutiny with energy use projected to double by 2011. CIOs are starting to feel the pressure and industry is waking up. In addition, the increase in energy prices and availability constraints are increasingly pressuring the IT to go Green.
Mitesh, one of our consultants, has done extensive research on Green IT and has studied various dimensions surrounding the subject. He has also participated in Green IT assessments for end-user computing devices. Here are some interesting thoughts on IT sustainability and Green from Mitesh. Over to you Mitesh...
