Total Portfolio: IT Sustainability Solutions
Published: 26 March 2009
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Executive Summary
This Total Portfolio analysis clarifies the sustainability benefits, business value and maturity of twenty-four IT sustainability solutions. The sustainability rating tool cuts through “greenwash” with a fact-based assessment of each solution’s sustainability benefits, maturity, investment case and future prospects. Executives and managers responsible for implementing technology-based sustainability programs should use this structured assessment to prioritize spending decisions and shortlist suppliers. The Total Portfolio analysis also helps product and portfolio managers in technology firms to understand the total IT sustainability ecosystem. The analysis pinpoints emerging solutions, successful IT sustainability solutions that deliver high business value and marketing potential for technologies with genuine sustainability impacts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCING TOTAL PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
Key Questions Answered By Total Portfolio Analysis
Total Portfolio Analysis Aligns Investments With Sustainability
TOTAL PORTFOLIO FOR IT SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS
Defining The Sustainable IT Solutions Category
PHASE 1. SPARK OF INNOVATION
No Solutions Identified
PHASE 2. SLOPE OF DEVELOPMENT
Digital Eco-Travel Maps
Climate Change Geographic Information Services (GIS)
Commercial Print On Demand
PHASE 3. SPLIT OF SUCCESS
Climate Change Risk Applications
Carbon Management Software
Personal Energy Apps
Resource Efficient PCs
Sustainability Performance Management
Data Centre Thermal Assessments
Fresh Air Cooled Data Centres
Video Presence
PHASE 4. PATHS OF GROWTH
Digital Smart Meters
Route Optimization Software
Server Virtualization
PC Power Management
Storage Capacity Optimization
Data Centre Energy Efficiency Assessment
GHG Emissions Registries
Online Carbon Footprint Calculators
PHASE 5. MOUNTAIN OF VALUE
Utility Meter Data Management
Supercomputers For Climate Change
Environmental Compliance Applications
Video Conferencing
PHASE 6. RIDGE OF RECYCLING
No Solutions Identified
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Total Portfolio: IT Sustainability Solutions