Going Green with Managed IT Services: Make Your IT Infrastructure Environmentally Friendly
The environment is now a prevalent issue amongst businesses. The move, worldwide, towards a low-carbon economy and towards less energy-intensive ways of doing things means that there is likely to be huge demand for green technology. Energy cost is also a major concern for many small businesses – and also for the environment as small businesses account for 50% of all oil and gas consumption in the UK. So energy savings and greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions are tightly linked and solution providers who focus on green opportunities can generate benefits simultaneously in both areas.
Managed IT Services Provides Green Benefits for both you and Your Customers
One of the main things that causes climate change is GHG emissions and these are normally emitted due to the burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal. Carbon dioxide is the most common GHG and according to the World Resources Institute, the largest global sources of CO2 are electricity, heat and transportation. Managed IT Services can help reduce these GHG emissions.
According to the World Resource Institute, many governments are taking steps to reduce GHG emissions through national policies that includes the introduction of emissions trading programs, voluntary programs, carbon or energy taxes, and regulations and standards on energy efficiency and emissions. As a result, companies must be able to understand and manage their GHG risks if they are to ensure long-term success in a competitive business environment, and they must be prepared for future climate change policies should they be introduced.
Managed IT Services is a trusted advisor to many small and medium sized businesses and so we can have a significant effect on the cost and the GHG emissions caused by our customers’ IT systems. We can help you to substantially improve you and your customer’s carbon footprint and identify incremental business opportunities to implement these improvements. This not only increases your revenue, but also improves your competitive differentiation by positioning you as a green company or a green partner that your customers can rely on as an integral part of their own GHG reduction initiatives.
Managed IT Services and Solution Providers
Managed IT Services enables several opportunities to generate significant GHG reductions for yourself and your customers. This section outlines the types of reductions that are possible and how you can determine the extent of GHG savings with each type.
Reduced Travel Time
Using remote access significantly reduces the amount of travel required to service customer sites each month. It also allows us to deal with problems more quickly.
How Managed IT Services Reduces Travel Time
The extensive remote monitoring features we use at Managed IT Services enables you to obtain health and performance data without visiting each site in person. For example, you can remotely and securely manage all applications, desktops, servers, web sites, network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.), and environmental control equipment (UPS, temperature sensors, etc.) with Managed IT Services. The sophisticated remote management features in Managed IT Services enable you to remotely change settings and apply changes without visiting the site in person. For example you can apply patches remotely, log into systems remotely using Telnet, VNC, RDP, or putty, or simply run scripts remotely.
Not only does Managed IT Services help you meet your own GHG reduction targets but it also differentiates you as an attractive suppler to customers who are trying to reduce their GHG emissions across their entire supply chain.
With a growing recognition of the urgency and importance of responding to the challenge of reducing GHG emissions in order to combat climate change, leveraging Managed IT Services to deliver services such as these can provide you with an early leadership position as a Green solution.
