The cost of operating a data center is directly related to the cost of power. New equipment offers improvements in performance and space, but these assets require greater operational and cooling power to function. This need and the growing cost of power and the effects on global climate are challenging enterprises to operate with higher efficiency and conserve more.

Beyond improving the corporate image, going green can generate hard dollars to a company’s bottom line and free up operating budgets to address the need for new equipment and applications. This new reality was reiterated in a recent study by analyst firm Gartner Group, touting “green IT” as one of the “top ten strategic initiatives” a company should consider in 2009.

Before a company begins the process of getting “greener,” it is paramount that current power consumption rates are measured to accurately establish a benchmark for efficiency. With enterprises of all sizes investing in eco-friendly technology, the demand for tools that accurately measure the effects of green initiatives is set to skyrocket this year, as managers and executives attempt to show true ROI and validate their efforts.

The biggest mistake a company can make is not using a consistent baseline for data. That said, simply taking the manufacturer’s power consumption figures for servers and other equipment is a mistake. Vendor estimates have a significant protection margin added to their published power consumption figures, and will significantly skew any end-user measurement. Accurate measurement software solutions will have de-rated values for specific equipment, which provides a more true-to-life measurement of power consumption.

Determining business requirements is very challenging.
1. Staying one step ahead of the constant change that organizations experience
2. Tracking, controlling and making cost-effective use of the complex use of IT assets
3. Streamlining daily work processes
4. Centralized management and control of the IT environment
5. Managing business users expectations of IT Service Delivery
6. Improving service quality within budget

Let’s briefly discuss the benefits that can be achieved:

Some of the key benefits are listed below:

By properly deploying ITSM the following benefits are realized (because of the many beneficial tangents that business can realize we will list the major bullets. We will respond to any requests for a more detailed analysis of the tangents and the positive realization of financial, governance and operational benefits.

1. Aligns IT with the business needs
2. Moves from a technology to service based culture
3. More ability to absorb rapid change
4. Improves quality of IT services
5. IT perceived as offering value to the organisation
6. Ensures everyone speaks the same language
7. Facilitate realization of following Business-IT objectives
8. Optimize IT resource Utilization
9. Reduce Costs
10. Improve Availability
11. Tune Capacity
12. Increase Throughput
13. Improve Scalability
14. Create environment to shift from a technology to service based culture
15. Improves ability to absorb rapid change
16. IT perceived as offering value to the organization
17. Ensures everyone speaks the same language
18. Better information on current IT services
19. Clearer view of current IT capability
20. Enhances customer satisfaction
21. Improves IT staff motivation
22. Greater flexibility for the business through improved understanding of IT support
23. Enhanced image of IT as business partner
24. Improved cycle time for changes and greater success rate