Green IT : reduce your information system's environmental impact while adding to the bottom line / Toby Velte, Anthony Velte and Robert Elsenpeter.
By: Velte, Toby J
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Contributor(s): Velte, Anthony T | Elsenpeter, Robert C.
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BookPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2008Description: xxvii, 308 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. + pbk.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780071599238 .Subject(s): Information technology -- Management | Information technology -- Cost control | Environmental protection | Computer systems -- Environmental aspects | Green technologyDDC classification: 658.4038 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 658.4038 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00169808 |
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Reduce the environmental and budgetary impact of your IT infrastructure
This groundbreaking work offers a complete roadmap for integrating environmentally sound techniques and technologies into your Information Systems architecture. Green IT explains how to adopt a business-driven green initiative and provides a detailed implementation plan. You will find strategies for reducing power needs, procuring energy from alternative sources, utilizing virtualization technologies, and managing sustainable development. Case studies highlighting successful green IT projects at major organizations are included. Keep your IT department and your organization in the green--both environmentally and financially--with help from this comprehensive guide.
Work within current global initiatives and standards for e-wasteMinimize power usage and use alternative cooling methods in your datacenter Transition your office into a paperless environment Equip your organization with green hardware, including EPEAT-, RoHS-, and ENERGY STAR-certified machines Implement efficient datacenter design in terms of energy consumption, cooling, server configuration, consolidation, cabling, redundancy, and more Virtualize servers and storage using the latest technologies from VMware, Microsoft, Compellent, Incipient, and others Measure existing datacenter efficiency using current metrics, and track progress with Business Intelligence tools Establish a green supply chain Explore the Software as a Service (SaaS) model Manage ongoing compliance and sustainable growth
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Trends and reasons to go green -- Overview and issues -- Current initiatives and standards -- Part II: Consumption issues -- Minimizing power usage -- Cooling -- Part III: What you can do -- Changing the way we work -- Going paperless -- Recycling -- Hardware considerations -- Part IV: Case studies -- Technology businesses -- Other organizations -- Part V: The greening process -- Datacenter design and redesign -- Virtualization -- Greening your information systems -- Staying green.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I Trends and Reasons to Go Green
- Chapter 1 Overview and Issues
- Chapter 2 Current Initiatives and Standards
- Part II Consumption Issues
- Chapter 3 Minimizing power usage
- Chapter 4 Cooling
- Part III What You Can Do
- Chapter 5 Changing the Way We Work
- Chapter 6 Going Paperless
- Chapter 7 Recycling
- Chapter 8 Hardware Considerations
- Part IV Case Studies
- Chapter 9 Technology Businesses
- Chapter 10 Other Organizations
- Part V The Greening Process
- Chapter 11 Datacenter Design and Redesign
- Chapter 12 Virtualization
- Chapter 13 Greening Your Information Systems
- Chapter 14 Staying Green
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Toby J. Velte, Ph.D., is an internationally bestselling author of business technology articles and books. He is cofounder of Velte Publishing, Inc.
Anthony T. Velte, CISSP, CISA, is cofounder of Velte Publishing Inc., and a bestselling author of a variety of technology books, including Cisco: A Beginners Guide and Microsoft Windows Vista Administration.
Robert Elsenpeter is an award-winning journalist and author of a dozen technology books.