Supposing you were the sort of person who would consider shaking a stick at offerings of “educational” information on green IT, you might find, right now, that there is a bit more work than you can handle.
It seems like everybody’s doing an informational webcast on green IT at the moment – and more often than not they’re sponsored by one of the big technology companies with a vested interest in the decision-making of the people looking for information on “green IT,” like HP, Sun or IBM.
The notice I got today from Internet.com was on an upcoming webcast called “Governing IT in a Green World.” And it’s sponsored by IBM. The upside of the sponsorship being the “FREE” price tag for attendance (to “qualified attendees.”)
As far as I can tell, that “qualified attendees” bit refers to registered Internet.com users, a status that is not difficult to achieve. I signed up just a moment ago at the registration page that came up when I tried to follow the link to the webinar signup page.
The session is scheduled for December 2, 2008 and will be presented by George Spafford, principal consultant at Pepperweed Consulting.
According to the registration page, the key points of focus for the webinar will include
- Understanding the risks facing IT, such as skyrocketing energy costs, Global warming and the potential for new regulations
- Developing and implementing “green” strategies in IT, including how IT can help the organization and what approaches are relevant to IT
I get the feeling from the material I’ve seen that the presentation might include a rehashing of some of the more regularly-repeated “green IT” mantras. Particularly in the “understanding the risks facing IT, such as skyrocketing energy costs etc.” portion of the show. But I doubt at this point that a webinar would be targeting the imaginary demographic of “IT people who have no understanding at all of the energy-related issues facing businesses today.”
Besides, the presentation is “45-60 minutes” and it’s very possible that there will be something worth seeing during the “developing and implementing ‘green’ strategies in IT” part.
