Ben Scheerer is senior principal product marketing manager for CA, Inc. With more than 16 years of industry experience, which has run the course of sales to pre-sales, consulting and product marketing, Ben’s experience with enterprise IT management has helped businesses better align their goals for improving service while reducing costs. Ben’s contributions outside of CA include numerous speaking engagements, published articles and white papers on IT management related topics. Ben holds a BBA in Marketing from Western Michigan University and a Masters degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Denver, and is ITIL V3 foundation certified.
The demands on information technology continue to rise at an increasing rate. To keep up with the demand, IT departments are increasing the use of computing and associated resources. The demand on energy is also reaching epic proportions, and power grids are showing signs that they are struggling to meet demand through higher consumer energy costs and power usage caps for corporations. As a major consumer of power, IT departments are being challenged to find innovative ways to reduce power consumption and reduce the company’s overall carbon footprint. IT is now facing overall economic and socioeconomic pressures to reduce costs and go green.