How Eco-friendly is Your Business?

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How Eco-friendly is Your Business? Earth Day is about improving the earth we live on. In a business environment, we can do that by using eco-friendly IT: computing that is environmentally sustainable and maximizes efficiency while minimizing the impact on our environment. Both individuals and large organizations have the opportunity to make an impact. Microsoft's own IT department reduced power usage by 27% and projects cost savings of $12 to $14 per computer, per year. Read more about our commitments and learn how your business can go green here.  Learn More Check out the latest product offers Learn about volume licensing plans See how other businesses are using Microsoft products SHARE

In This Issue Eco-friendly IT Go green with Office 365 Reduce energy usage with Windows 7 White paper: Cloud Computing & Sustainability

	Events The Death of 9 to 5: Tech Tips for Small Professional Services Firms As a small business owner it can be hard to keep up with IT trends, so we've launched Insider Edge, an online event series to help you understand how technology can help your business. The May 2nd episode features a professional services firm that designed its business from the ground up to enable a virtual workforce that connects online and saves resources. Register Now. Microsoft Office 365 in Action: Join Us for a Live Online Demo Join us for a live online demo presented by Microsoft cloud specialist partners. Experts will be on hand during the demo to answer your questions via a live chat Q&A. The demo will showcase how the Office 365 suite of tools—including professional email, calendars, instant messaging, video conferencing, and file sharing—can transform the way you work and help you realize the promise of anywhere access. Register Now. Offers Help your business go green with Office 365 and get a 10% rebate with MasterCard Did you know that cloud computing offerings like Microsoft Office 365 help reduce energy usage? Office 365 helps you manage your small business with productivity tools, email and calendars, file storage, and collaboration features that allow you to work from virtually anywhere. Receive a 10% rebate when you use your eligible MasterCard® credit or debit small business card to purchase Office 365. Learn more. Reduce energy usage and save over 40% on the business-advantage bundle at the Microsoft Store Add the business-advantage bundle to a new Windows 7 PC such as the Samsung Series 7 Slate or Lenovo X1 laptop for a special low price of $399. Windows 7 has built-in power reduction settings like automatic screen dimming to help you use less energy. And with Office 2010 Professional (single-use version), Microsoft Assure accident protection, and Premium Tech Support, you and your new PC will be ready for business. Learn more. SHARE Reduce energy usage with Windows 7 through better performance and better power management. Watch the video on how to manage power settings in Windows 7. Green IT in Practice: SQL Server Consolidation in Microsoft IT Discover how Microsoft IT SQL Server consolidation activities contribute to resource utilization and environmental sustainability. Read more and Download Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Determine readiness for migration to Windows 7 and Office 365. Simplify migration to Windows 7 and Windows Internet Explorer 9 with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. The MAP Internet Explorer migration assessment—now updated for Internet Explorer 9 migration—inventories the environment and reports on deployed web browsers, Microsoft ActiveX controls, and add-ons, and then generates a migration assessment report and proposal for easier migration to Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9. Learn more or download the toolkit now. Download our whitepaper on Cloud Computing and Sustainability to find out how cloud computing offerings like Office 365 help reduce energy usage. "Cloud computing is rapidly transforming the way IT is managed and delivered. When organizations move business applications to the cloud, energy use and the applications' carbon footprint per user are reduced by at least 30 percent. For small businesses the result can be even more dramatic, with potential carbon savings of up to 90 percent per user." Read more. SHARE SHARE
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