  Message from the President: DMTF Embraces Green ITBy Winston Bumpus, DMTF President A key piece of these programs is about reducing energy and improving energy efficiency. Energy reductions reduce the CO2 emissions that are created during the production of power. The EPA believes that data centers in the US makes up 1.5 percent of the total energy consumed and that portion will continue to climb. It is important that we, as an industry, support these efforts to improve energy efficiency. Just as the auto industry is refocusing on the demand for more efficient cars, we need to focus on more efficient IT systems. It is my belief that an efficient system is a well-managed system. DMTF has worked for many years to define models, profiles and protocols to improve the manageability of systems. We have a number of profiles that monitor and control power supplies and other power aspects of systems. I think our technologies are well-positioned to play an important role in this new era of system efficiency. The board of the DMTF has assembled a team to develop recommendations for us to engage in this important activity. Those recommendations were presented to the board last month. We have started a number of system efficiency activities that will engage technical as well as marketing organizations. Look for DMTF to focus more on the Green IT space. I ask you to be ready to help and contribute. We have already done so much to improve the IT infrastructure; now we have an opportunity to leverage our work to help the planet.
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