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IBM's vision for the new enterprise data centre: A breakthrough approach for efficient IT service delivery

The new enterprise data centre can improve the integration of people, process and technology to help you improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Greening the data center

CIOs are ideally situated to spearhead a project that will have a striking impact on the business and its bottom line.

IBM's green data center

IBM's largest data center worldwide, in Boulder, Colorado, exemplifies our emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability - and demonstrates how we are helping clients sharply reduce their energy consumption and costs.

IBM Project Big Green

Steven Sams, IBM vice president of Site and Facilities Services, discusses Project Big Green, a new way of looking at data center design and build.

Green IT in enterprise practices: The essential role of the state CIO

State CIOs have begun to examine how they can reduce their overall environmental impact, according to this paper from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

The new enterprise data center: Technical white paper

This paper describes the technical view of the new enterprise data center through a conceptual view of the components and key elements.

Running your IT organisation like you mean business: The IBM Business of IT Executive Workshop

CEOs are looking to their CIOs to become collaborative business partners - which means that CIOs need to think in business terms.

IT optimisation as a source of sustainable competitive advantage

IBM has developed and refined its approach to IT optimisation through numerous client engagements and our own internal experience.

Drive enterprise innovation with IT simplification

According to this CIO magazine white paper, CIOs can support business growth and innovation while reining in costs by developing a virtualisation and automation strategy to scale and streamline IT systems.

The outsourcing decision process for a globally integrated enterprise

For globally integrated companies, outsourcing is less about finding cheap labor and more about leveraging the talents and resources available worldwide.

The future of IT application development

Business leaders talk about the importance of IT and business alignment. In the realm of application development, that means maintaining an obsessively business-centric focus.

A CIO's guide to going green

Being mindful of your business's environmental impact is one of the top emerging technology trends for CIOs and other business leaders.

The green data centre

A green initiative can help a company regain power and cooling capacity, recapture resiliency and meet business needs-while dramatically reducing energy costs.

Driving business value with a virtualised infrastructure

Virtualisation can help CIOs improve enterprise operations, become more market-focused, make better use of information, manage risk and regulatory compliance, and achieve business flexibility.

Application on DemandTM

Ready to consider application hosting for your critical ERP, CRM and e-mail systems? Learn how IBM can help you lower your costs and free up resources for more strategic projects.

Dynamic infrastructure

Ready to design and implement a more dynamic IT infrastructure? Learn how IBM can help you align your IT to better support business growth.

The greening of IT

IBM Vice President of Site and Facilities Services Steven Sams discusses the potential for huge savings in operational costs at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference.

Green to Gold

IBM's Jeff Gluck interviews Andrew Winston, co-author of "Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage."

Interview of Barry Libenson, VP and CIO, Ingersoll Rand

IBM helps Ingersoll Rand address customer relationships, product innovation and operational efficiencies.

Business of IT Executive Workshop and Business of IT Dashboard

Learn how to measure your company's IT activities and align them with your overall business objectives. IBM's services help CIOs determine whether they have the right IT processes and skills in place, then gain more operational control and visibility around the priority issues.

CNET interview of Robert Fort, CIO of Virgin Entertainment Group

Virgin Entertainment Group CIO Robert Fort discusses how innovative IT helped him create a better in-store experience for Virgin Megastores customers. Starting with an IBM retail kiosk, Virgin created digital listening stations that allow CD shoppers to listen to their choice of millions of songs.

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