With small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) buying PCs and servers in record numbers, green (read: energy efficient) computing is starting to look a whole lot more attractive within the sector, a new report finds.
SMEs will see a 17% increase in PC shipments - and a whopping 40% increase in server shipments - over the next four years, according to the report from Access Markets International (AMI), an IT strategy firm. The upshot? Energy efficient IT operations will soon prove much more of a money saver for smaller enterprises.
"SMEs are gradually becoming convinced about the positive outcome of green IT in reducing overall running costs, total cost of ownership, and increasing savings," says AMI research analyst Vittesh Kalambi. "As such, SME bottom lines are being redefined to include sustainability."
In addition, many of SMEs are broadening the definition of green computing - implementing policies that not only improve their triple bottom line, but meet the needs of their size as well, according to the report. Such strategies include recycling e-waste and printing on both sides of a page can also be small steps that reap big cost and energy savings.
