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Initiative: Virtualization and Consolidation
Program Director of Infrastructure Solutions for General Business
IBM

Topics I'm interested in:Virtualization, Consolidation

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As Program Director of Infrastructure Solutions for General Business at IBM, Judith is responsible for the development of marketing programs, solutions for mid-size customers , and customer relationships for Virtualization and Green IT. Ms. Tracy is currently working with the author of "Green IT for Dummies," Carol Baroudi, on an IBM version of the book that will be available this summer. She has been with IBM for over 10 years and has specialized in infrastructure solutions.

Member since:June 04 2009

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June 10, 2009
Going Virtual, Going Green

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Jun 15, 2009 - In response to Going Virtual, Going Green

The best way to keep the dollars in the IT budget is to have a good business case on how to spend the dollars to improve the business. We have found that mid-size businesses spend about 80% of their IT budget just to keep their IT infrastructure up and running. By investing in technologies like virtualization that reduce operational costs including management and administrative costs as well as reducing down time - IT can use their budget to invest in new technologies and new applications that will better align IT with the strategic goals of the company. By reducing costs there is also an opportunity to invest in remote conferencing and telecommuting strategies to make an even bigger impact on the environment as well as enhance and improve productivity.

For more information there is a study that was commissioned by IBM and conducted by Info-Tech Research Group to explore how mid-size organizations are embracing Green IT initiatives in an effort to create sustainable business practices. More than 1,000 IT and business professionals and decision-makers around the globe were asked to describe their adoption state across four key areas—virtualization and consolidation, energy efficiency, travel reduction, and asset disposal—as well as their organizations' outlook, attitudes, and reasons for adoption. http://www.ibm.com/businesscenter/smb/us/en/greenit