Head to head: “How important are Green IT issues to the end-user?”

VENDOR: Wyse Technology

Ward Nash, regional sales director

Over the past few years, improving energy efficiency while minimising the environmental impact corporations have on global warming has become a top of mind business issue with senior IT executives.

Becoming carbon neutral has moved from a “fluffy feel good” concept to an absolute must-do for many end-users. Thin computing has always been much “Greener” than fat client but only recently has this message begun to resonate with customers. Six-star Green buildings seem to be on all the big end of towns’ to do lists.

As the large firms drive these projects we believe the cost and awareness will quickly filter out to everyone. Wyse terminals use as little as 10 percent of the energy consumption of an average PC. Getting rid of PCs seems to be an easier way to become more Green than refitting the airconditioning system or replacing lighting within a large office block.

It’s great to see “doing the right thing” now has a monetary reward associated with it. Only a few years ago we did not see the massive interest in desktop carbon footprint that we are seeing now. The time has come for thin computing to help save the planet.