Obama's New CTO: Big on Green IT

greenercomputing.com (Apr 21 2009)

1. n one more signal that Green IT will get a boost from the Obama administration, the newly appointed federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra has shown that he's well aware of the importance of Green IT, and will likely have a focus on it during his tenure in the federal government. Until his appointment, Chopra has been Virginia's Secretary of Technology. He's been widely recognized as an IT innovator in government, but not as well know is his recognition of the importance of Green IT. Nearly a year ago, Chopra was interviewed by Government Technology magazine in an article about how to cut data center energy consumption. He told the magazine: "Data centers are the energy hogs of the 21st century, and if we all believe we need to have renewable energy and energy independence in this country, those of us in the IT community must step ... (Read Full Article)

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