Several weeks ago Mindfirst was engaged to produce a white paper articulating and discussing the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of virtual meetings, i.e. high-defintion (HD) telepresence and videoconferencing. In an era where managements are looking to both cut costs and improve efficiency through collaboration any collateral benefits that could be applied to carbon offset and [...]
Recent projects at Mindfirst Inc. have exposed us to the benefits of managed IT services. What exactly are managed services? In this case, we are referring to the practice of outsourcing key aspects of a small or medium sized (SME) company’s information technology infrastructure. Essentially managed services offload the burden of maintaining internal systems to [...]
Some large corporations have been justifying telepresence solutions as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) considerations and greening efforts to reduce their carbon footprints. One client asked us to calculate the reduction of their carbon footprint attributable to using a telepresence solution in lieu of conducting physical meetings. Conducting a carbon audit for such [...]
