Patrick Thibodeau

Phil Nail is ahead of most IT managers in adopting so-called green technologies. His company, a Web hosting firm known as AISO.Net uses solar panels that generate 12 kilowatts of electricity to power its data centre and main office.

Phil Nail's company, a Web hosting firm known as AISO.Net, uses solar panels that generate 12 kilowatts of electricity to power its data centre and main office.

According to Gartner Inc., youth matters more than ever in IT, especially as the Web becomes more interactive and collaborative and heads in directions that Baby Boomer-aged IT managers may be ill equipped to lead.

Many IT shops are busy adopting standards for IT functions such as the help desk and software development. Now there

The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday approved a bill requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the use of energy-efficient servers that can reduce the power demand of data centres packed with equipment.

Hewlett-Packard Co., which gained recognition for its flexible workplace practices, is pulling back on the ability of some of its IT employees to work from home.

Increasingly, to keep themselves and their companies out of trouble, members of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) are turning to an IT governance tool, the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology, or Cobit.

Sun Microsystems Inc., plans to lay off as many as 5,000 employees, sell real estate and "simplify" its product line in an effort to boost profits, its newly appointed CEO Jonathan Schwartz said.