With power and infrastructure cost over riding the hardware cost for IT and ITES companies, Green computing has become the need of the hour for many, wherein practices of energy-efficiency, reduction of resource consumption and proper e-waste disposal are  implemented. 

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Experts analysed that Green computing is going to be a major changing factor in the near future. Green computing as a subject have been included in NASSCOM conferences and is now part of masters programme at some universities in India.  Though environmentally responsible green computing practices are being adopted across the world since last two decades, in India, we are yet to adopt such energy efficient and environmental protection practices, as a regulation.Deepak Shikarpur, co-chairman, IT committee MCCIA admitted that while computing resource costs are reducing, the power costs are increasing substantially. Around 40% energy consumption in the corporate sector is due to the use of IT and related devices. IT users in India are large consumers of electricity and we need a massive campaigning for awareness and education,” he said. He added that very few academic programmes on IT include Green IT as a topic. 

“We need procedural compulsion and self-enlightened voluntary efforts to become a ‘green computer’ users,” he said.Managing Director at Design Tech, Vikas Khanvelkar, pointed that in India no one is taking the initiative to map the real-world concepts and practices of green computing. “There will be a big demand for certified green computing professional to get most out of green computing technologies Todays IT engineers and specialists should be trained with knowledge and skills of green IT,” he said.

At present there are no certified Green Computing courses available in India. “Green IT should be made a compulsory subject in all IT programmes. IT users will surely employ Green IT professionals once they know that it offers combination of cost reduction and environment friendliness. Any hardware and networking professional can study green IT and get certification,” said Shikarpur.  However, CEO of city based Global Talent Track, Uma Ganesh, said that many of the big organisations have become conscious of green computing. “We will be needing professionals handling data centre energy efficiency and power optimisation techniques.”