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Dubai: Research analyst firm Gartner urges companies to continue to move forward with green PC initiatives that began in 2007 and accelerate certain programmes, particularly those that deliver power savings, so that organisational efficiencies can have an impact on the budget as soon as possible.
"Organisations that are tempted to cut back on green PC initiatives as part of wider IT cost-cutting efforts may find themselves out of pocket in the near- to mid-term. For most companies, being green actually saves money and alleviates some of the pressure on IT budgets," Steve Kleynhans, research vice-president at Gartner, said.
"Faced with an economic downturn, many organisations tend to cut back on soft programmes - such as green efforts - as a cost saving measure. However, companies need to pursue these low-risk initiatives as they often provide quick returns that are especially attractive in a cost-cutting environment," he said.
Small premium
Gartner said switching to a more eco-friendly model can reduce power consumption by 20 per cent or more and usually carries only a very small premium (typically less than Dh73.4 per desktop). If an organisation cuts back on new PC procurement, then switching the remaining new purchases to systems carrying these new eco-credentials will usually have no negative impact on operations but will lower energy costs.
Putting machines into a low power state when not in use is a low risk, but a highly effective change to a PC fleet because it costs little or nothing (typically less than Dh73.4 a year) to implement and reduces energy costs from more than Dh275.25 a year to Dh66.06 a year. Concerns about patch installation are easily addressed by modern power-state management tools.
"Green PC initiatives typically do not add significantly to ongoing operational costs, and the small upfront costs associated with them are usually easily recovered 12 to 18 months after the programme begins," he said.
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