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Green Government Computing event: London, Tuesday 19 May 2009
Published 19th May 2009
Technology leaders from the public sector will gain valuable insight on how to improve IT efficiencies while measuring environmental impact, at the Green Government Computing event, held at the Marriott County Hall, London on Tuesday 19 May 2009.
The event, being organised by UK virtualisation specialist Intercept, will focus on the widespread adoption of practical technology that offers Government departments both financial and environmental savings. It is targeting public sector IT departments as many do not have the resources and specialist skills to manage and implement virtualisation.
Richard Gilder, Chief Executive at Intercept believes the public sector can learn from their peers in local government about how they are improving their service and delivery while reducing costs through virtualisation.
“Many organisations are intimidated by the challenge of implementing new software such as virtualisation. We offer the public sector the latest virtualisation solutions; from server consolidation, energy efficient technologies, workstations and thin client devices,” says Richard.
“We are delighted to stage this event as it’s vital the public sector has an opportunity to learn how new software and technology can add value for their citizens and local communities.
Keith Clark, Head of Business Improvement at Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and keynote speaker at the event says the results achieved through virtualisation are too good to ignore.
“Virtualisation has been hugely positive for our organisation. We have reduced our energy bill by a staggering 44 percent and predicted a saving of around £1.7M on projects during a three year period,” says Keith.
“Our citizens are benefiting from virtualisation right now. Council workers are freed from their desks, information is secure and always available, and consolidation through smarter solutions create a greener, more flexible working environment creating leaders in government computing.”