We in IT have a reputation for being grumpy. In our defense, it’s mostly because we have to work with you people. But all jokes aside, let me tell you what put me in such a great mood this morning. My recently revamped marketing department came to me and asked me whether or not Timesheet was green. I believe I quipped something about how it ain’t easy being green, and that, personally, I preferred my servers in a nice matte black.
I certainly can go on about how my S-a-a-S solution is, in fact, pretty green, what with high efficiency A/C units, double roofs and insulated walls at my datacenter. There is also the fact that there is less power-per-user in my installations than your own internal installation. And yet, you know what? It’s about more than that. Being green is important, but what is also really important to me is ensuring that my customers are up and running and happy 24 hours per day.
Perhaps one of my vendors will start painting the equipment that I’m currently buying a nice shade of chartreuse.