Greening Your Datacentre for CRC
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2009, at:
| US Pacific | US Mountain | US Central | US Eastern | BST (UK) |
| 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 16:00 |
Presenters:
David Duane, Senior Consultant, COLT Telecom
Stephen Mooney, Vice President, Industry Solutions, Carbonetworks
Who should attend: CIOs; CTOs; Managers, Directors, and Vice Presidents of IT, Sustainability, Energy, Operations, Environment, Finance, and Facilities
Cost: free
Summary:
With the explosive growth of online transactions and information, data centres supporting everything from financial transactions to health and government records have grown exponentially, doubling in energy requirements and emissions since 2000. Data centres, with thousands of servers, can consume as much energy as large towns. Any organisation with such massive energy consumption will face significant financial liabilities under the impending Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC).
The drive for more efficient energy use in this category – “greening the data centre” – can thus result in significant dividends, both financially and in terms of an organisation’s reputation.
In this complimentary webinar, experts from COLT and Carbonetworks explain the CRC league table put forth by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), how the league table drives CRC costs and risks, and how to improve position on the league table in order to reduce liabilities – or even create profit -- by reducing your energy consumption. You will come away with knowledge on which Green IT practices have significant impact and which can be less effective. COLT, a leader in data management and sustainability, has partnered with an emissions management company Carbonetworks to share insights on efficient data centres and other enterprise-level strategies to address challenges brought by CRC.
About the presenters:
David Duane, Senior Consultant, COLT Telecom, has over twenty years experience in the design and building of mission-critical data centres, with a focus on energy efficiency within technical environments, capacity management and cross-country resource management. David has previously held positions with EMC, BT, and Orange PCS, and resides in Bristol.
Stephen Mooney, Vice President of Industry Solutions, Carbonetworks, is responsible for strategic business development and industry initiatives. As one of the company founders he has worked with key stakeholders in the public and private sectors to help shape Carbonetworks' strategic direction. Stephen is a graduate of The University of Calgary and The University of Victoria, from which he has an MBA. Stephen lives in London.
Questions? Email webinars@carbonetworks.com
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