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Allstate Insurance: Software decisions play into green strategies
Computerworld (Oct 25 2010) Construction , Servers
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When it comes to green initiatives, 2009 was a banner year for Allstate Insurance, with the opening of a $55 million LEED Gold-certified data center and plans to consolidate four data center facilities into two.
It's a hard act to follow, but since then, according to Anthony Abbattista, vice president of technology solutions, the company has become even more dedicated to environmental responsibility. Now it's a matter of taking what it learned from the new facility and applying it to the rest of the company. "We're seeing the business case come alive," Abbattista says.
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