Bonnier Corporation's IT department has been working the past two years behind the scenes to make the company more eco-friendly. Wayne Ackley, senior manager for corporate IT support at Bonnier Corporation lists the five top ways IT is working to improve the environment - and save money at the same time.
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- Leveraging virtual private network (VPN) technologies, more people are able to get work accomplished remotely. This reduces travel, putting less carbon in the air and reduces physical business support costs.
- Refreshing and replacing all older computers and monitors saves energy. All old CRT monitors are gone and have been recycled.
- Adopting WMWare ESX Virtual Computing means reducing servers from many to very few machines.
