Infosys' Green IT Initiative Wins InfoWorld 100 Award
Infosys' solution won the 2008 InfoWorld 100 award in the Green IT Implementation category. InfoWorld 100 Awards recognize IT organizations that implement innovative technologies to realize business goals.
Infosys initiated a sustainable overhaul of its IT infrastructure based on server and storage consolidation, blade server rollouts, and virtualization.
Infosys leveraged virtualization and blade technology to consolidate almost 200 servers. The project transformed legacy IT infrastructure to a 'green' system through a future-proof solution. It pre-empted substantial investment, and achieved energy savings with a significant reduction in the carbon footprint.
Our initiative resulted in several benefits:
Operational Benefits
- Streamlined IT infrastructure management
- High availability and reliability of virtual infrastructure
- Reduced IT manpower costs
- Realignment of IT teams for value-added strategic services
Financial Benefits
- Direct cost savings of US$ 130,000
- Annual savings of US$ 70,000 on data center maintenance costs
- Reduced server count by 98%, achieving significant cost reduction
- Reduced Total Cost of Ownership
- Annual energy cost savings up to US$ 100,000
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