Executive Update

The Impact of Green IT on the Value of Cloud Computing

Posted July 14, 2011 | Leadership |

Cloud computing is an evolving technology that offers opportunities and benefits for companies and enterprises. It provides the ability to simplify previously difficult processes such as using green IT. This helps organizations follow corporate social responsibility (CSR) guidelines and make use of environmentally friendly IT. As businesses that utilize cloud computing provide their products in a cloud supply chain, it is important to clarify what IT services are involved in order to point out the value that can be gained from using cloud computing.

About The Author
Maik Lindner
Maik A. Lindner is a Senior Business Development Manager for SAP Research at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California, USA. Dr. Lindner builds an interface between partners, SAP internal groups, and researchers for future ICT systems and architectures. He holds an MSc in IS and a PhD in information and financial controlling systems from the University of Muenster (Germany). Dr. Lindner's interests include business and technical aspects of emerging… Read More
Fiona McDonald
Fiona McDonald currently studies Business-IT at Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, and works as a student researcher at SAP Research. Ms. McDonald's research focuses on cloud computing and the economic and business aspects involved with it. She can be reached at fiona.mcdonald@sap.com.
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