Corporates eye green networking kit
Posted on March 13, 2008
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Robert Jaques, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 12 March 2008 at 00:00:00
Increasing environmental awareness influencing purchasing
decisions
The popularity of networking kit that minimises its environmental impact is
set to soar, experts predict. Power consumption and other ‘green’ issues are
fast becoming the IT industry’s biggest challenge, reports In-Stat. This focus
will broaden to all types of IT equipment, and settle on one of the most
power-hungry devices: the local area network switch. As a result of this
growing environmental awareness, switch vendors that address energy efficiency
sooner rather than later will have significant opportunities to develop a
competitive advantage in their respective markets. “As many businesses develop
green initiatives using best practices published by organisations like The
Green Grid, IT managers will be forced to absorb some degree of responsibility
for their power usage,” said In-Stat analyst Victoria Fodale. “The role of
energy efficiency will grow considerably in importance for future equipment
purchases.” Recent research by In-Stat noted that shipments of
power-over-Ethernet ports, which can consume more than 10 times the energy of
standard ports, have tripled since 2005. In-Stat report: Green Networking
Equipment: Who Leads and Who Lags
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