Sun Microsystems

SUSTAINABLE COMPUTING, GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS, GREAT FOR OUR PLANET

With the increasing profile of Climate Change in the UK, many retailers have pledged to reduce their Carbon Footprint. But where should they look to start reducing energy consumption of their operations? According to analyst Gartner, IT accounts for two per cent of global carbon emissions. The technology sector therefore has a major role to play in sustainability as a large consumer of energy as well as having the potential to be a enabler of a low carbon future. Of course, no organization can turn the clock back;IT systems underpin the core business processes of all Corporations today. The key is to find innovative ways of minimising the environmental impact & the cost of delivering the IT Services that your users and customers need.

Sun is a leader in eco-responsible technologies, products, and business models, powering the network to enable sustainable computing through a commitment to changing how we affect the environment and IT. Our prime contribution—innovation—benefits both our customers’ business and, the environment by improving energy efficiency, using less harmful materials in manufacturing, encouraging reuse and recycling, and lowering green house gas emissions. No other industry player has the ability to engineer systems, storage, software, and services to synergistically yield tremendous savings in terms of energy, materials, space and
labour, to enable sustainable computing.

Although sustainable business growth will demand changes in business practices & processes across almost every facet of an organisation, adopting the principles of Sustainable Computing can go a long way in helping enterprises reduce the negative impact that their operations may have on the environment.

What our customers say:

“Sun was the first major company to deliver better business performance that was actually good for the environment as well. These initiatives were and are visionary and innovative. Now other vendors are jumping on the bandwagon, but we can see right through them. Sun led the way. It’s fantastic the way Sun championed eco responsibility and energy-efficient computing.”
Rorie Devine, Chief Technology Officer, Betfair

How Sun is leading by example:

• Sun's new datacentres in Santa Clara, Calif.; Blackwater, UK; and Bangalore, India, was reduced from 267,000 square feet of datacentre space worldwide down to 133,000 square feet, estimated to save the planet an nearly 4,100 tons of CO2 per year and trim 1% from Sun's total carbon footprint
• As an alternative to desktop computers, the Sun Ray Virtual Display Client is significantly more energy-efficient (4 watts vs140watts) and has a longer life span of 15-20 years, compared to 3 of a traditional PC
• Since the first Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers were shipped, Sun estimates it has helped IT managers avoid adding more than a half billion pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. This is equivalent taking over twenty nine thousand cars off the road for a year

Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com