This case scenario is a continuation of UVA-C-2295. The evaluation of the projected new data center indicated that the net present value of the project was not positive -not by much, but by enough to be an issue. Scheduled to meet with her manager at 3:00 p.m. to review the results of her investigation, the senior project leader is chewing over what to do next. When she and her supervisor had discussed the economics of green practices in the circumstance of the bank's next data center, she was convinced she could justify the total cost of the investment in green technologies; the expense of power and cooling infrastructure had become the primary cost drivers in a data center, and new technologies were swearing significant decreases in power and cooling prices.
PUBLICATION DATE: August 05, 2014 PRODUCT #: UV6840-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about FINANCE & ACCOUNTING