Citigroup: Desktop standardization cuts energy costs by $6 million per year

Computerworld (Oct 24 2011) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Servers

1. New York-based financial services firm Citigroup began a strategic data center transformation in 2005, with the goal of reducing its data centers from 68 to 24 by the end of 2010. Citi not only met that goal, but exceeded it by cutting down to 22 data centers. All of the Citi data centers are designed with energy efficiency as a priority. For example, Citi's newly constructed data center in Georgetown, Texas, uses 800 kilowatts less power than conventional data centers with the same footprint, for a 30% reduction in energy costs. The facility also emits less carbon and consumes less water. (Read Full Article)

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