In the present scenario organizations are facing numerous challenges, issues and risks. One of the biggest one is the ‘Global Warming’. Environmental changes, depletion of natural resources, dependency on IT are forcing Green IT strategy to become a necessity. With data centers using 10-30 times more energy per square foot than office space, data center energy use doubling every 5 years, and delayed capital investments in new power plants—energy efficiency is becoming a key metric of IT operational effectiveness. A flexible, secure, dynamic infrastructure has to be devised to help organizations address critical energy and power costs

Green IT emphasizes the role of methods and practices that reduce a company's environmental impact. By Green IT Consulting and Audit offerings, NII can help your organization to optimize your services, better manage risk, and resolve resource constraints-all while reducing overall energy costs by 15%-40%. Green IT advantage will enable and empower your organization to meet all the Global warming related challenges and at the same time help you contribute back so even your organization can participate and contribute to your environmental corporate responsibility.

Some of the benefits of obtaining Green IT are as follows:

• Become Energy Efficient
• Save Natural Resources
• Optimize Process
• Enhance Infrastructure
• Reduce dependency on Natural Resources
• Initiate Recycling Initiatives
• Imbibe Environmental Corporate Responsibility Culture
• Imbibe Green IT Culture
• Ensure Continuous Improvement in Green IT posture
• Realize Branding Goals

I) Identifying Green IT Assets and Audit scope (Broad category is as listed below):

• Natural resources
• Energy
• Infrastructure
• IT Infrastructure
• Processes
• Technologies

II) Green IT Base lining in line with acceptable industry standards.
In this stage we make sure that Green IT baselining is done for your organization specific to your organization’s Green IT posture mapped with industries best practices and acceptable standards.

III) Green Initiative Evaluation and Assessment
Assessments are carried out to evaluate your organization’s Green IT posture and do a thorough gap analysis based on the base lining done in phase II. You will be consulted and recommendations will be given to improve and meet the Green IT baseline.

IV) Full-fledged Green IT Audit
A thorough Green IT Audit is conducted in this stage. A comprehensive Audit report will be submitted along with the Policies and Procedures to be followed in your organization. Recommendations will be given to close the gaps if any.

V) Enhancement of Green IT Posture
In this stage framework for continuously improving the Green IT posture will be given so that Green IT project for your organization becomes a culture and is ingrained such that Green IT objectives are met.