13 Ways to Cut IT Costs Now - Revisit Business Driving Projects, Air Economizers
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7. Revisit Old, Abandoned Projects
As a corollary to the previous cost-saving measure, survey
old projects that may not have gotten off the ground to see if there might be
some intellectual property worth salvaging. Taking the junkyard approach to
project management—by, say, unscrewing code from an old junker and bolting it
on the new ‘car’ you want to build—can accelerate projects and save the
department a bundle.
Check out Baseline’s special coverage of project failure to learn how to
effectively dump the zombies and how to get the most out of the work you’ve
already done.
8. Install Air Economizers
In a recent data center operations pilot project, Intel’s IT
department found that it could save $2.8 million annually on a 10-megawatt data
center by using an air economizer that expels hot air outdoors and draws in
outside air in lieu of air conditioners and chillers. The affects on air
quality had negligible effects on data center reliability and reduced that
center’s power consumption by 74 percent.
Finding ways like these to cut down on power and cooling
costs can make a significant difference to IT’s bottom line.
Learn more about Intel’s data
center efficiency efforts.
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