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IT industry isn’t following U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accord

June 3, 2017 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Trump may have withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Accord, but many technology giants, along with some American cities and states, aren’t following suit. Here’s a selection of encouraging tweets: Disappointed with today’s decision. Google will keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all. — Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) June 1, 2017 We believe climate […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Paris Accord, Paris Agreement, Salesforce.com

ecoSocial: Salesforce’s Rypple for greener workplaces?

March 15, 2012 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Rypple Thanks

Is your organization on Salesforce? Now the company is offering a great new way to add some socially-driven momentum to your sustainability efforts. While I was writing up a Salesforce-Rypple integration article for Enterprise Apps Today, it occurred to me that it would make a great tool for not only getting word about green initiatives […]

Filed Under: ecoSocial Tagged With: ecoSocial, Salesforce.com, social media, sustainability

Cloud-ify apps for 91% energy savings

December 1, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 3 Comments

Cloud-based apps can save businesses a bundle on energy costs versus on-site hosting according to new data from Nucleus Research. After comparing the energy consumption of Salesforce.com apps to their in-house equivalents, the research firm found that Salesforce.com beat out non-cloud app infrastructures with up to 91 percent in energy savings. And it saves money […]

Filed Under: Cloud Computing Tagged With: cloud, Cloud Computing, Nucleus Research, Salesforce.com

Force.com Free Edition: Starter Apps on the Cloud

June 15, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Saleforce.com’s web application platform Force.com gets a free edition that’s meant to prime the pump for enterprises considering putting some apps up in the cloud.  There are limits, of course, but at first glace it looks like it provides some…

Filed Under: Cloud Computing Tagged With: Cloud Computing, Force.com, Salesforce.com

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