Capgemini Swindon Data Center Aims To Be Greenest In The World

big4.com (Sep 1 2010) Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel

1. Douglas Farquahar, Head of Sustainable Outsourcing at Capgemini U.K has jumped squarely on the green data center bandwagon, and with good cause. A big portion of the company s revenues are generated through IT and when you consider the statistic that the green IT service sector is set to grow at a rate of 60% until 2013, it’s easy to see why companies like Capgemini need to make clear which side of the fence they’re on. Things are not always what they seem and that applies to information technology. It seems data centers are huge part of the IT wave in the business world, and they contribute greatly to the world’s carbon footprint. As much as 2% of that bit of nasty business can be traced to data processing and storage. (Read Full Article)

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