The Greening of a Corporate IT Infrastructure: The Case of Fox Entertainment Group

This publication has been discontinued on June 28, 2011.

Introduction

Abstract

This IDC Buyer Case Study looks at Fox Entertainment Group' s greening of its IT infrastructure. The document assesses what creative ideas Fox IT is deploying and what management techniques it is utilizing to get management support, all the way to deployment.

Table of Contents

• IDC Opinion
• In This Buyer Case Study
• Situation Overview
• Introduction
• Background
• Organization Overview
• Short Profile
• Challenges and Solution
• News Corporation and Fox Approach to the Environmental Topic
• A Companywide Mandate
• The IT Angle: How the IT Department Is Contributing to the Greening of Fox
• IT Infrastructure Revisited
• Initiatives Showing Success and Targets Met Ahead of Schedule
• Executive Buy-In and Execution Skills: Critical to the Success of Fox IT Sustainability Initiatives
• Operating as a Program
• Results
• IDC' s Analysis of Fox IT Approach
• Essential Guidance
• IDC' s Vision of a Broader IT Greening Strategy
• Additional Recommendations
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Figure: Fox Entertainment' s Carbon Reduction Targets
• Figure: Fox IT Energy and Infrastructure Efficiency Targets
• Figure: CO2 Avoidance Stretch Goals
• Figure: The Broad Green IT Map
• Figure: Sustainable and Green Computing Strategy: PC Life-Cycle Model
• Figure: Key Sustainability Initiatives

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