Australia is getting better at Green IT. This is the overall analysis from the annual Green IT survey conducted by Connection Research in Australia, which indicates that implementation of five key areas (Lifecycle, End User, Enterprise, Enablement and Metrics) collectively improved over 12% in the past year. The Green IT Readiness Index, developed by Connection Research, rated Australian businesses in 2009 at 36.5% maturity, rising to 49.2% in 2010.However all is not rosy. Graeme Philipson, Research Director, said “This indicates substantial improvement over the last year, but there is a long way to go. Most IT departments still don’t even know what their electricity consumption is.”
In the survey, Lifecycle was the biggest loser, declining slightly from 52.5% to 51.6% however other areas such as End User jumped over 12%, with smaller jumps of 7.9% and 5.4% for Enablement and Metrics respectively.
The biggest increase however was Enterprise, rising 24.3%. Connection Research indicate the higher profile energy efficiency issues over the past 12-18 months contributed significantly to the rise.
Other interesting statistics from the survey include:
- The biggest Green IT concern is the environmental impact of discarded equipment (though it is not matched by action).
- Less than 5% of organisations have a separate budget for Green IT, and only one third have appointed someone responsible for Green IT.
- Only one in 20 CIOs denies the realities of climate change.
- Only 10% of surveyed organisations are using any sort of carbon emissions management software product.
- Only one in five desktop PCs in the corporate world still has a CRT monitor.
- Most organisations will pay up to 5% more to purchase Green IT products.
- The biggest inhibitor to the introduction of Green IT is the cost of the appropriate products and services.
- Computer vendors are the most popular source of information about Green IT.
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