Green IT

Smarter working in your IT department can save energy and money.

New for 2009, this conference will educate you about the latest technology developments, issues and trends in Green IT faced by IT managers.

Enhance the performance and operation of your IT department and have a positive impact on the environment.

ICT is traditionally regarded as the largest consumer of energy in an organization; however, as companies are pressured into reducing their overall energy usage, a step change is needed. 

Attend this one day conference to:

• Learn about the latest technology developments, issues and trends in Green IT
• Understand the sustainability issues underpinning the industry
• Discuss smarter working practices to cut costs and reduce energy usage
• Find out how standards are likely to affect the future of Green IT.

As BSI looks to the future of standards in IT, this is an ideal opportunity for you to have your say on the future of Green IT standards and help shape a more sustainable future for the industry.

A newly-published EU Code of Conduct on Data Centres Energy Efficiency includes a best practice statement which, it is hoped, will form the basis for this work.

Supporting organizations

Chair's introduction

Mike Gilmore

In addition to holding senior level positions with a number of organizations, Mike plays a pivotal role in several BSI and ISO committees.

Senior Partner, The Cabling Partnership;
Managing Director, e-Ready Building;
Leader, ETSI Special Task Force 362 - Energy Efficiency and Broadband Deployment;
Technical Director, Fibreoptic Industry Association;
Director, Telecommunications Infrastructure Advisory Board (TIAB)

Getting Green IT into your business strategy. Quick wins to enhance your green credentials

• Emerging IT data on the patterns of carbon cost associated with computing
  - How this can be optimized to support the ‘business’
• Points at which to start in the process of change
• Sustainability – Carbon Reduction Commitment – saving the human race!
• Key areas of contribution
  - Improving efficiency in the Data Centre
  - Trade offs in the office
  - Putting IT services to work
  - Managing the equipment lifecycle
• Key technologies – equipment, software and audits
• Challenges to Green IT
  - Legacy – equipment and software
  - Regulatory regimes

Ian Osborne
Project Director, Intellect;
Director, Grid Computing Now! Knowledge Transfer Network

The role of standards in creating a sustainable future for the IT industry

• BSI as the national standards body
• BSI’s historical contribution to the development of IT standards
• What does the current IT standards landscape look like?

Shirley Bailey-Wood
Operations Director British Standards, BSI

Discussion session: Strategy for standards – what role can BSI play in shaping the Green IT agenda?

Shirley Bailey-Wood, Operations Director, BSI British Standards
David Fatscher, ICT Sector Content Manager, BSI British Standards
Liam Newcombe, Data Centre Specialist Group

EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Efficiency

• Context of the Code of Conduct
  - Political, industry, economic and social
• Goals and scope of the document
•  Working groups
• Becoming a Code of Conduct signatory
  - Participants, endorsers, analysis and reporting
• Examples of best practice use

Liam Newcombe
Secretary, Data Centre Specialist Group,  BCS

The role of virtualization in Green IT

• Areas ripe for virtualization
• Server virtualization
• Workstation virtualization
• Application virtualization
• Implementation and prioritisation

Liam Westley
Director, Tiger Computer Services

Sustainability and innovation

• Imposing changes to increase sustainability, manage pollution and reduce the degree of impact that climate change will cause
• Delivering an effective and sustainable infrastructure through the use of cloud computing
• Case study: The core tenants to ensuring Microsoft implements environmentally sustainable business practices
  - Ensure our own house is in order
  - Partnerships
  - Software and software innovation

Mark Taylor
Director of Developer & Platform Evangelism Group,  Microsoft

Discussion session: Data centres for the future

Liam Newcombe, Data Centre Specialist Group
Patrick Fogarty, Director, Norman Disney & Young
Ian Osborne, Project Director, Intellect

Case study: Royal Mail – Empowering field based employees through smarter use of technology

Mark Cavill
Project Manager – Carbon Management Programme,  Royal Mail

A socially and environmentally responsible way to dispose of your organization's old IT equipment

• How to be both socially responsible and environmentally friendly when upgrading your IT equipment
• Why reusing is far better for the environment than recycling 
• WEEE compliance and legal liabilities 
• How to ensure full data removal
• How you can benefit from positive PR and CSR from your unwanted IT equipment

Anja Ffrench
Marketing and Communications Director, Computer Aid International 

Case study: Defra and IBM: PAS 2050 in the context of IT

What the HMG IT strategy requires of departments

• The challenge of the longer term lifecycle neutrality target
• Issues we need to address in tackling services eg PAS 2050

Bob Crooks
Defra CIOD Lead on Green IT, Defra

If you are responsible for IT strategy or creating a more sustainable working environment, this conference will provide you with the latest information on relevant technology and practices, and guidance on the future of standards in this field.

All those in both the private and public sector responsible for IT strategy and creating a more sustainable future should attend, including:

• IT directors
• IT managers
• CIOs
• Finance directors
• Facilities managers
• Energy managers
• Environment officers/managers

IT Governance conference and workshop

May 20-21
CBI Conference Centre, London

Are you up to date with the latest developments in IT Governance?