Comments on: Where is Microsoft’s Green Story http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jgovernor http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-213716 jgovernor Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:09:31 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-213716 Great idea Joshua- I think that's the direction we're heading in, to be honest. RFPs are increasingly green oriented. Tom- ++ on the CDs. obviously I heartily agree Great idea Joshua- I think that’s the direction we’re heading in, to be honest. RFPs are increasingly green oriented.

Tom- ++ on the CDs. obviously I heartily agree

]]> By: Tom http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-211649 Tom Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:46:26 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-211649 Identify withheld. I am a MSFT employee. It's sad. We have the worlds richest man solving malaria but saying nothing about the technology waste we send to africa. Or just how much packaging we have on retail shelves or 1,000 CD's sent to a customer who installs it once via a global image and heaves the remainder in the bin. Why can't we have green packaging? Why can't we work only with OEM's who pledge to recycle hardware waste efficiently. the Green IT Alliance or something. Identify withheld. I am a MSFT employee. It’s sad. We have the worlds richest man solving malaria but saying nothing about the technology waste we send to africa. Or just how much packaging we have on retail shelves or 1,000 CD’s sent to a customer who installs it once via a global image and heaves the remainder in the bin.

Why can’t we have green packaging? Why can’t we work only with OEM’s who pledge to recycle hardware waste efficiently. the Green IT Alliance or something.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-211488 Joshua Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:26:33 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-211488 Here's an idea: when speccing out new contracts, why not include power costs in the TCO? (This may, of course, be a stretch; I've never seen the "cost of risk" specified as part of TCO either, even though it is a very real business expense.) Here’s an idea: when speccing out new contracts, why not include power costs in the TCO? (This may, of course, be a stretch; I’ve never seen the “cost of risk” specified as part of TCO either, even though it is a very real business expense.)

]]> By: jgovernor http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-208544 jgovernor Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:28:11 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-208544 Can't agree strongly enough Steve. We do need to start thinking about the power consumption of clients-and Vista is certainly a power hungry system. Picasa- good point. Can’t agree strongly enough Steve. We do need to start thinking about the power consumption of clients-and Vista is certainly a power hungry system. Picasa- good point.

]]> By: Steve Loughran http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-208473 Steve Loughran Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:24:29 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2007/11/19/where-is-microsofts-green-story/#comment-208473 I have to be ruthless about all the vendors and ask about client side efficiency too. Vista is a case in point -very CPU/RAM hungry- and even office 2007 on XP keeps the fan busy with its indexing. There is a switch to turn that off, but it is hidden in an MMC plugin you only get by unzipping the desktop search installer. As for google, they may talk about power economy, but have you noticed the power budget of the picasa screen saver? If the vendors cared about the power budget, they'd worry about both ends of the network, particularly when talking to enterprises, who have to pay the bills for the office as well as the datacentre. I have to be ruthless about all the vendors and ask about client side efficiency too. Vista is a case in point -very CPU/RAM hungry- and even office 2007 on XP keeps the fan busy with its indexing. There is a switch to turn that off, but it is hidden in an MMC plugin you only get by unzipping the desktop search installer. As for google, they may talk about power economy, but have you noticed the power budget of the picasa screen saver?

If the vendors cared about the power budget, they’d worry about both ends of the network, particularly when talking to enterprises, who have to pay the bills for the office as well as the datacentre.

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