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Green IT at Microsoft

Microsoft is committed to developing technology that helps consumers and businesses reduce their environmental footprints. Microsoft believes in using technology and event sponsorship to minimize environmental impact and in helping people around the world to develop green software solutions.

Identifying Server Candidates for Virtualization

The number of servers in Microsoft’s data centers has grown rapidly although their utilization is low because many businesses buy servers out of personal desire and expectations, rather than out of necessity. In the summer of 2007, the data centers at Microsoft reached their capacity for space and power.

Microsoft Australia Uses RoundTable to Improve Productivity, Save Costs, and Reduce Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Office Live Meeting and Microsoft RoundTable have enabled Australian employees to conduct virtual regional meetings, reducing carbon emissions, and saving 160 hours of travel time and $18,000 AUD in travel expenses.

Imagine Cup

"Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment." That simple idea—the theme for the 2008 Imagine Cup competition—challenged and inspired nearly 190,000 people from over 100 countries to create technology solutions that could help change the world and improve the lives of millions.

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Virtualization Strategy Provides Tools, Processes, and Compliance Capabilities to Enhance Business Support and Drive Adoption

To save server procurement costs and server provisioning time, Microsoft has evaluated the performance workloads of its IT Managed Servers. The conclusion: although most deployed servers are underused, the number of servers being deployed is growing. Microsoft is adopting an aggressive RightSizing program and projects that 25 percent of its servers will be virtualized in 2008 with a goal of virtualizing up to 50 percent in subsequent years.