Mar 14 2008

CIO magazine looks at PG&E's IT work

CIO Magazine takes a lengthy look at "the greening of IT" with a focus on PG&E's efforts under Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Patricia Lawicki. 

Stricter government regulations, rising energy costs, and growing awareness that sustainability is a real business concern are pushing technology leaders at companies to strategize how they will meet future energy demands and calls for carbon emissions date, the magazine says.

Lawicki tells the magazine electricity is "more and more part of my overall bill that I pay as a CIO." Reducing the electric bill cuts costs and frees up funds for additional IT investments.

PG&E's initiatives include measuring electricity consumption in data centers with a robotic system that pinpoints hot spots.

Here is some more information on PG&E's IT programs.

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