The Efficient Next Gen Datacenter with Barb Goldworm, Part IV

The bottom line of IT efficiency for 2009, Barb Goldworm explains in her recent presentation, “The Efficient Next Gen Datacenter,” is "an opportunity for IT to address the bottom lines through a variety of technologies. We talk about consolidation, optimization and automation as the QAs to do that driving up of efficiency in terms of the infrastructure and in terms of users. I put together a list of the things that we see as the most effective ways for users to help contribute to the bottom line. The technology initiatives that we are hearing about that are moving forward and helping make the most difference are things like consolidation with blades, consolidating storage, virtualization and Green IT."