{"id":622102,"date":"2023-03-26T09:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/it-sustainability-a-computer-weekly-downtime-upload-podcast\/"},"modified":"2023-03-26T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T14:50:39","slug":"it-sustainability-a-computer-weekly-downtime-upload-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/it-sustainability-a-computer-weekly-downtime-upload-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"IT sustainability: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content-center\">\n<ul>\n<li><i data-icon=\"1\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i data-icon=\"2\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section id=\"content-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ttgtmedia.com\/rms\/computerweekly\/CWPodcast_DownTimeUpload.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Listen to this podcast<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We speak to Gartner\u2019s Annette Zimmerman about the circular economy and IT sustainability<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>There are a number of attributes required in the circular economy for IT equipment, based on the principle of designing out waste. One of the ways this is achieved, says Annette Zimmerman, a research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner, is to keep materials in use for as long as possible. \u201cThis means to keep on using what you have and then finally return the material to the environment in a way that maximises the positive impact,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to consider when looking at IT equipment is that every single piece of electronic equipment has embedded CO<sub>2<\/sub>, accumulated during manufacturing. <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.delltechnologies.com\/content\/dam\/digitalassets\/active\/en\/unauth\/data-sheets\/products\/laptops\/lca-latitude_7300_25th_anniv_notebook.pdf\">Dell\u2019s life cycle assessment of its Latitude 7300 25th anniversary laptop<\/a> shows that approximately 85% of the device\u2019s carbon footprint derives from the manufacturing and use phase.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense, therefore, to try to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/feature\/Why-the-devils-still-in-the-detail-in-the-race-for-energy-efficiency\">extend the life of IT equipment<\/a>, by running it for longer before buying a replacement. Zimmerman notes that there are two main factors IT leaders need to consider.<\/p>\n<p>One is the security risk you face as an organisation when you extend the lifetime too long, because you can no longer get software updates, she says. The other factor is the potential lost productivity that may be incurred when using IT equipment that is not optimised to run the latest software.<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman says Gartner\u2019s clients appear to be changing their attitudes to the reuse and recycling of IT equipment, and are \u201cmore readily accepting used, refurbished or remanufactured devices\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She says the stigma around whether to purchase a remanufactured device over a new one is being eroded. And by choosing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/news\/252523828\/Royal-Mint-turns-to-Circular-Computing-for-remanufactured-Lenovo-laptops\">remanufactured equipment<\/a> over new, Zimmerman says corporate IT leaders can help their organisations meet commitments to lower greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are studies showing that if you extend the lifetime of electronic devices by 50% to 100%, this can mitigate up to half the total greenhouse gas emissions,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>For Zimmerman, extending the life of devices was one of the themes to come out of this year\u2019s Mobile World Congress. \u201cWe saw some interesting new initiatives,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen people talk about circularity, the first thought is often just recycling, but it\u2019s so much more than recycling. It\u2019s about reuse, remanufacture and refurbishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/opinion\/IT-Sustainability-Think-Tank-Understanding-the-circular-economy\">circular economy<\/a> is about giving IT equipment a second life. One example Zimmerman came across at MWC is HMD Global, the manufacturer of Nokia smartphones. The company has introduced a repair programme through a collaboration with iFixit, the global repair service company.<\/p>\n<p>Through this partnership, a consumer can be shown how to fix their device or, for a small fee, have it repaired by a specialist. Purely from a cost perspective, it may well be cheaper for corporate IT to issue a new device than spend man-hours on a repair, but Zimmerman believes attitudes are changing and that IT leaders are becoming increasingly focused on the whole lifecycle, from purchase through to disposal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerweekly.com\/podcast\/IT-sustainability-A-Computer-Weekly-Downtime-Upload-podcast\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Augustine Schildgen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this podcast We speak to Gartner\u2019s Annette Zimmerman about the circular economy and IT sustainability There are a number of attributes required in the circular economy for IT equipment, based on the principle of designing out waste. One of the ways this is achieved, says Annette Zimmerman, a research vice-president at analyst firm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":622103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3665,2539,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-622102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computer","8":"category-sustainability","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}