GRM Employs Virtualization in Transition to Green Information Technology

June 09, 2008

New Jersey, NJ- GRM, one of the most trusted names in New York document management services, announced today that they have instituted the next step in their company-wide green initiative - virtualization of their information management system. The data center of large corporations is one of the leading contributors to a company’s carbon footprint, and GRM has decided that virtualizing their server infrastructure is a crucial part of the transition to green.

GRM’s green IT initiative involves streamlining their information management system to reduce waste and cut back on extraneous energy use. Virtualization of the company’s server infrastructure involves cutting back the amount of physical servers connected to their network. GRM has achieved this by transferring massive amounts of data to a web-based storage system. Traditional server-systems require massive amounts of energy to function, but the new virtualized system requires little to none. 

“We have been working to make GRM’s Information Technology more environmentally friendly and have met great success,” stated Steve Fayzulayev, Director of IT, for GRM. “GRM has virtualized almost 80% of its server infrastructure. The net result is we have been able to reduce the energy demands of our data center to the rate of 25% to 30%, by consolidating our servers.” 

The virtualization of GRM’s server infrastructure is only one part of their Green Initiative. Other steps being taken as part of the initiative include environmentally friendly data destruction, the introduction of 100 % recyclable on-site storage containers and the use of timed, energy-saving lighting in the GRM storage warehouses. 

About GRM Information Services 

GRM is the premier provider of records and information management worldwide. Driven by its customers, today GRM can be found in nine major marketplaces, with that number growing each year. What separates GRM is its unique ability to provide unparalleled technology, superior service, exceptional personnel and tailored individual solutions. GRM provides its partners the technology of a global enterprise combined with the individual attention of a local operation. When a company selects GRM, it can take advantage of solutions such as eAccess that it can’t find anywhere else. Staffed with an elite group of seasoned industry professionals, the GRM team brings first hand experience from the big technology leaders to the industry powerhouses. For more information on GRM and their services, visit their website – www.grmims.com