The Uptime Institute announced that EDS is among the corporations selected for its 2009 Global Green 100 list. The list highlights the significant energy efficiency achievements of global corporations operating major data centers. It includes exemplary FORTUNE 500 and InformationWeek 500 organizations with a demonstrated board-level policy and governance commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of their enterprise information technology (IT) and data center operations.
These corporations have the largest investment enterprise IT and have taken a highly visible leadership role in mandating dramatic improvements in energy efficiency and green-house gas reduction.
“Only one to two percent of total energy consumed in a data center produces useful computing. The rest covers overheads and inefficiencies tied to technology choices, service level agreements and the way the IT is managed,” said Kenneth G. Brill, executive director of the Institute. “In an era of increasing energy scarcity and escalating costs, corporations cannot afford to ignore these losses. The companies included in the Global Green 100 have showed an exemplary commitment to improving their data center operations, not only reducing their carbon footprints, but also realizing significant financial savings.”
The Uptime Institute is a research think-tank and advisor to owners and operators of the world's largest enterprise data centers on the technical and business issues of computing reliability, sustainability and energy efficiency. It conducts research that highlights the critical need for immediate improvements in corporate data center management and design.