A while back I wanted to put a new blade server into a rack at a data center only to be told there wasn't enough power. I offered to buy some more. Sorry no can do! Matters now appear to be even worse. In London, power is now being ring-fenced for the Olympics in a pre-emptive strike for what is becoming a scarce and evermore expensive commodity. It is time to Identify - Quantify - Modify and Manage your IT energy needs - the E-crunch is on its way.
There was disruption to the UK's power supply this week, created by what energy insiders described as a "gigantic coincidence." However, while things have returned to normal its worth checking all your UPS and back-up plans. At one hospital when the generator kicked in -- it burst into flames.
I've mentioned the energy crunch before but demand for power in the UK, particularly Canary Wharf and the City is already outstriping supply. Beware, HMG in its wisdom is giving the Olympics priority in the energy infrastructure.
Just come back from a seminar on Sustainable IT put on by Repton. I asked how you seperate the facts from the fiction regarding climate change. Two reports were referred to as prime source material EPA 2007 (Enviroment Protection Agency) and IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).
One thing is for certain - the era of cheap electricity is over.
Michael O'Higgins, head of the Audit Commission, told a Government Computing conference this week that local authorities can use IT to reduce power usage in a variety of ways - one being by supporting home working.
WOW! I always thought Governement was supposed to show leadership -- not play catch-up.
At least the initiative makes way for us Web 2.0 evangalists to get the message heard.
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