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Recent Presentations

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 23:17
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We regularly present at events on Green IT topics.  Below is the list of our most recent presentations:

  • Sustainable ICT Forum, Ethical Investor Magazine, September 2009
  • International Young ICT Professionals Conference, Australian Computer Society, September 2009
  • TechEd 2009, Microsoft, September 2009
  • Annual Canberra ACS Conference, Australian Computer Society, March 2009
To book a speaker for your next event, use our web form to contact us.

In the media: Project Management Institute

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 23:13 Bianca Wirth
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Original Article: Getting into Green IT

Source: Project Management Institute

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"Here are some tips to get you going.


1. Know your stuff.
“You don’t have to do six years at university studying environmental science, however understanding underlying environmental problems will help you better negate the associated risks and consequences of Green IT projects,” says Bianca Wirth, a government technologist at Microsoft, Sydney, Australia, and the founder of GreenITStrategy.com.

2. Explore emerging issues and technologies.

There are the requisite areas that potential Green IT project managers need to know about, but that won’t help you stand out from the crowd.

“Everyone is focusing on data centers and virtualization because saving energy there creates positive return on investment for the business so these are two good areas to get experience in right now,” says Ms. Wirth.
But if you really want to get ahead, she suggests garnering some experience in e-waste and improving your knowledge of how water can be used in the data center.


“E-waste is interesting because many countries are introducing electronic waste legislation,” she says. “[And] some vendors are coming out with technologies like water-cooled cabinets and water-cooled processors in servers so I think the ongoing viability of water use in data centers needs a closer look.”

3. Measure your own footprint.
“I truly believe you can’t preach it unless you practice it, so before you take off down the Green IT route, understand how you measure up,” says Ms. Wirth. “A good tip here is to choose a carbon footprint calculator specifically developed for your country—the calculations differ worldwide due to a variety of country-specific factors.”

Press Release - Greenbox: Downstream Accountability Doesn't Exist for eWaste

Thursday, 05 November 2009 00:00 Bianca Wirth
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GreenITStrategy.com interview of Shane Mulholland, Managing Director, Greenbox

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nov 05, 2009 – GreenITStrategy (www.greenitstrategy.com) today released the latest in a series of green IT podcast interviews. Bianca Wirth, Founder & Editor of GreenITStrategy.com, interviewed Shane Mulholland, Managing Director of Greenbox.

Mulholland answered a number of questions on the state of eWaste in Australia and what businesses can do to implement their own eWaste programs.  When asked about eWaste dumping, he said "There is no doubt that eWaste dumping is a global problem and of course the majority of waste that is being created originated from the west...Unfortunately a lot of the eWaste is being shipped out of Australia illegally. It's very easy to do and the authorities seem quite disinterested in pursuing those that are doing it, which in turn only encourages the activity. So the bottom line is that there is really no way to know for certain that electronic goods that are being exported legally, or illegally, are being managed in an ethical manner. Downstream accountability simply does not exist in this industry in Australia unfortunately."

The entire Greenbox podcast interview can be listened to on the GreenITStrategy website (http://www.greenitstrategy.com/podcasts).

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Since 2007, GreenITStrategy.com has provided Australian industry news and articles on Green Information technology (green IT) to help inspire the IT industry and the general public on environmentally sustainable IT practices, technologies and solutions.

Press Release - Symantec on Green IT 'Just get Started'

Saturday, 22 August 2009 00:00 Bianca Wirth
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GreenITStrategy.com interview of Craig Scroggie, Vice President of Symantec Pacific region

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Aug 22, 2009 – GreenITStrategy (www.greenitstrategy.com) today released the latest in a series of green IT podcast interviews.  Founder of GreenITStrategy.com Bianca Wirth recently interviewed the Symantec Vice President of Pacific region, Craig Scroggie in a 17 minute chat.
Symantec’s recent worldwide survey indicated that green IT had reached “critical mass” with 98 percent of companies confirming they were discussing a green IT strategy.  Interviewed on Symantec and their own green IT strategy, Scroggie provided some insight into his company’s own success with his “top tip”:

“I think the most important thing is to just get started.  We are very fortunate, not only are we obviously strong in the technology space here for green but we have a lot of passion within our organisation, both globally and locally for sustainability.  We have our own green IT committee here and we participate in a whole host of initiatives – everything from redesign and better efficient use of our own office facilities, right through to...a tree planting day.  And a lot of the passion, and excitement and visibility of sustainability becomes a really important thing for the employees themselves to get behind.  So it’s not just a program from the business standpoint, there’s a lot of passion when you start to talk to people throughout the organisation about how everybody can make a difference.”


The entire podcast interview can be listened to on the GreenITStrategy website (http://www.greenitstrategy.com/podcasts).

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Since 2007, GreenITStrategy.com has provided Australian industry news and articles on Green Information technology (green IT) to help inspire the IT industry and the general public on environmentally sustainable IT practices, technologies and solutions.

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