Built around existing and new IBM software and services, as well as support from leading providers of technologies to managefacilities, including heating, cooling and electrical monitoring devices, the strategy is designed to help clients adopt software capabilities that helps organizations optimize and improve their energy efficiency.
In May 2007, IBM launched Project Big Green, committing $1 billion per year to deliver technologies that help customers increase the level of energy efficiency in their data centers. Since then, IBM has delivered a variety of hardware, software and services technologies to help customers go green and reap the benefits of increased efficiencies for their businesses while helping to reduce carbon emissions and benefit the environment. These include server-based technologies spanning blade, mainframe and Intel based systems, as well as services that help customers monitor their energy consumption and improve their infrastructure to deliver on green.