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Chances are your enterprise IT organization has a significant carbon footprint. In an era of unpredictable energy costs, reducing energy usage throughout your data centers and IT infrastructure represents a powerful cost-cutting opportunity. Now, a top green IT expert shows business and IT leaders how to drive powerful business value by improving IT’s environmental performance.
Drawing on leading-edge experience, John Lamb helps you realistically assess the business case for green IT, set priorities, and overcome the internal and external challenges to making it work. He offers proven solutions for issues ranging from organizational obstacles to executive motivation and discusses crucial issues ranging from utility rate incentives to metrics. Along the way, you’ll discover energy-saving opportunities–from virtualization and consolidation to cloud and grid computing–and solutions that will improve business flexibility as they reduce environmental impact.
Lamb presents case studies, checklists, and more–all the practical guidance you need to drive maximum bottom-line value from your green IT initiative. |
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Contents
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Chapter 3 Collaboration Is Key for Green IT | 39 |
Chapter 4 The Governments RoleRegulation and EPA Activity | 55 |
Chapter 5 The Magic of IncentiveThe Role of Electric Utilities | 69 |
Chapter 6 A MostSignificant StepVirtualizing Your IT Systems | 85 |
Chapter 7 The Need for Standard IT EnergyUse Metrics | 109 |
Chapter 8 What About Chillers Cooling Tower Fans and All That Cooling Equipment Usually Ignored by IT? | 129 |
Chapter 11 Worldwide Green IT Case Studies | 183 |
Chapter 12 The Future of Green IT for Corporations | 205 |
Green IT Checklist and Recommendations | 215 |
Green IT and Cloud Computing | 237 |
Comparison of Different PowerGeneration Methods | 251 |
Worldwide Electricity Costs for IT with Projections | 281 |
Glossary | 289 |
Bibliography | 301 |
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The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment John Lamb No preview available - 2009 |
The Greening Of It: How Companies Can Make A Difference For The Environment Lamb No preview available - 2010 |