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1 online resource (iv, 64 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 |
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data file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Copyright; NEW EBOOK SERIES; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; 1 GREEN IT AS A BUSINESS STRATEGY; WHY GREEN IT?; THE UK INDUSTRY PULSE ON GREEN IT AND CARBON EMISSIONS; THE ARGUMENT FOR GREENING THE COMPANY; GREEN IT STRATEGY; THE MISSING PIECE; 2 CLOUD COMPUTING, BPM AND GOING GREEN; CYNICAL GREEN; SHOW ME THE GREEN; COMMITTED GREEN; BIG GREEN; 3 BLUEPRINT FOR GREEN IT; POWER CUTS; DATA CENTRES; 4 ACCOUNTING FOR CARBON IN YOUR GREEN IT STRATEGY; MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION AND CARBON EMISSIONS; OTHER SOURCES OF IT-RELATED CARBON EMISSIONS; HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT OF IT EMISSIONS; COST-BENEFIT CASE. |
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5 where there's much there's moneystep 1: undertake and environmental review; step 2: make the environmental plan; step 3: the stakeholder review; step 4: implement the environmental plan; the benefits; intangible benefits; 6 making savings; comments; 7 need more capacity?; do more with less; use what you've got; where next?; 8 beating the storage beast; server optimisation, deduplication, virtualisation; server optimisation; deduplication; virtualisation; the best mix for the best results; 9 making data centres greener; monitor and redesign your cooling system. |
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Is it time to interrupt your old ups?new kid on the block: cloud; case study; 10 green procurement: guidelines for buyers; green labels; looking at supply chains; gathering data; collaboration; 11 destination landfill; what can be done?; less toxic; 12 weee regulations; introduction; the players; what is eee and what do the regulations cover?; key obligations on it businesses; key commercial issues; 13 recasting weee; some good news; 14 the impact of hardware; touchscreens; chips; batteries; cases; 15 green it best practice; greate an all-encompassing green it strategy. |
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Know your numbers: what you cannot measure you cannot controlget everyone on board with your green agenda; skill up on green it to deliver real results; green it initiatives, ideas and innovation; leadership and championship; resources; organisations; advice and guidelines; green opinion and resources. |
| Summary |
New legislation, rising energy costs and increasing demand for green credentials have moved sustainable IT up the business agenda. This ebook looks at different aspects of green IT - from sustainably managing IT assets, ethically recycling hardware or using IT to reduce carbon footprint - and how to incorporate them in business strategy. |
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Information technology -- Environmental aspects.
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Green technology.
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Technologie de l'information -- Aspect de l'environnement. |
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Technologie de protection de l'environnement. |
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Green technology |
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Information technology -- Environmental aspects |
| Added Author |
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: IT, BCS The Chartered Institute for. Green IT : Managing your carbon footprint. Swindon : British Informatics Society Limited, ©2012 |
| ISBN |
9781780171340 (e-book) |
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178017134X |
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9781780171340 |
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9781780171357 (ePUB) |
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1780171358 (ePUB) |
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9781780171364 (Kindle) |
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1780171366 (Kindle) |
| Standard No. |
9781780171340 |
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