Despite today’s struggling economy, many organizations are increasing their funding for green initiatives, looking to reduce energy usage, recycle, save costs, and reduce overall impact in areas such as printing, employee commuting levels, and even IT operations in the data center. To do this, many companies have embraced virtualization to increase server utilization, as well as replaced old IT infrastructure with energy efficient, recyclable infrastructures. This exclusive resource introduces the concept and evolution of “green IT”, and explores strategies organizations can take to become more energy efficient and improve data center management.