Green IT For Dummies

by Baroudi, Carol; Hill, Jeffrey; Reinhold, Arnold; Senxian, Jhana

• ISBN13: 9780470386880
• ISBN10: 0470386886
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-27
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

The first guide to going green for IT leaders and business decision-makersGreen technology represents a breed of computing hardware and software capable of reining in the costly, environmentally unfriendly waste that businesses and organizations generate The only book on the market to focus exclusively on using green technology to help businesses improve their energy consumption and benefit the environment Discusses topics such as power-management software, servers and storage solutions, datacenter cooling, virtualization and consolidation technology, smart tools for managing lighting, collaboration tools to reduce the need for travel, and more This guide provides an overview of what green technology is, what problems it can (and can't) solve, and how businesses or organizations might go about planning and implementing green technology solutions Also demonstrates how green technology will benefit the business with lower energy costsCarol Baroudi (Waltham, MA) is a coauthor of Internet For Dummies (978-0-470-12174-0) and the first edition of Service-Oriented Architecture For Dummies (978-0-470-05435-2), as well as several custom For Dummies publications for IBM and HP.

Author Biography

Carol Baroudi is a Research Director at the Aberdeen Group. Jeffrey Hill has nearly 30 years of experience in all facets of IT. Arnold Reinhold has more than 30 years of experience as a software consultant. Jhana Senxian specializes in social and environmentally oriented business practices.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Understanding the World of Green IT

Win-Win-Winning with Green IT

Making the Business Case for Green IT

Green Journeys in Action

Getting a Running Start

Getting to Know the Standards and Metrics

Assessing Your Current Energy Use and Needs

Go Green in 12 Months Putting Together a Plan

Greening the Data Center

Laying the Foundation for Green Data Management

Maximizing Data Center Efficiency

Racking Up Green Servers

Cooling Your Data Center

Building a Green Storage System

Grooming the Network for Green

Using Virtualization

Greening the Office

Moving to Green Screens and Computing Machines

Reducing Desktop Energy Waste

Pursuing the Less-Paper Office

Evaluating Green Gadgetry

Greening the Organization

Greening the Facility

e-Waste Not, e-Want Not

Virtually There Collaboration Technologies for a Greener World

The Part of Tens

Ten Organizations That Can Help with Green IT Objectives

Ten Creative Computer Recycling Tips

Ten Tips for a Green Home Office

Consumption and Savings Worksheets

Index

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