Q: To what extent do your organization's green initiatives affect systems purchases or design?
Cutter research found that the influence of green initiatives on companies' purchasing decisions was relatively stable with last year. According to Senior Consultant Mike Sisco, "Many CIOs and other executives are beginning to take a hard look at the energy consumption in their companies because of cost. IT can be one of the biggest users of energy. Some may argue that we don't need to call it a 'green strategy' any longer, but the need to focus on energy in our companies should certainly continue to be an important issue if for no other reason than the sheer cost-savings opportunity. In fact, it's one of the reasons to look at outsourcing and cloud computing."
* Excerpted from "IT is Positioned for New Growth: Expect More Turbulence Before We Have Smooth Sailing" (
) Business Intelligence Cutter Benchmark Review, Vol. 11, No. 1