Green Computing : Tools and Techniques for Saving Energy.: Tools and Techniques for Saving Energy. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Smith, Bud E
• Contents: Green Computing and Your Reputation; Key Concepts; Reputation as Motivation; Avoiding Greenwash; Social License to Operate; Green Computing and Your Career; Green Computing and Your Department; Green Recruiting and Retention; Getting the Word Out Inside the Company; Getting the Word Out Outside the Company; Summary; ; Green Computing and Saving Money; Key Concepts; Why Saving Money Is Green; Getting Focused on Money-Saving Efforts; Implementing Energy Efficiency; Changing How Current Devices Are Used; Moving to Cloud Services; Digitizing Non-IT Functions; Greening Your Energy-Saving Moves; Some Big Thinking About Money-Saving Efforts; Summary; ; Green Computing and the Environment; Key Concepts; Environmental Drivers for Green Computing; What Drives the Green Agenda?; Key Roots of Environmentalism; Environmentalism and IT; The New Imperative of Climate Change; A Brief History of the Climate; Al Gore and Climate Change; The 2°C Warming "Limit"; Climate Change and IT; What’s Next with Climate Change?; What It Means to "Go Green"; Why IT Is a Climate Change Solution; Career Development and "Going Green"; Summary; ; A New Vision of Computing; Key Concepts; Cloud Computing Emerges; The End of the PC Era; Some New-Model IT Challenges; A Few Examples from a Multinational; How a Company Adopted the iPhone; A Mental Model for IT Simplicity; Why Green Computing Fits the New Model; Is Cloud Computing the Whole Answer?; Disadvantages of Cloud Computing; Managing Disadvantages of Cloud Computing; What to Do Besides Cloud Computing; Efficiency and Cloud Computing; Greenability and Cloud Computing; Responsibility, Usability, and Cloud Computing; The Philosophical Implications of Green Computing; The Zen of Green Computing; Summary; Building a Green Device Portfolio; Key Concepts; Introduction; Why Green Works for Device Purchases; Pushing Computing Down the Device Pyramid; Another Dimension of Device Pyramid Greenness; Green Computing and Embodied Energy; Green Computing and Running Costs; Planned Obsolescence Isn’t Green; Green Computing and Device Disposal; The Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics; Support Employees’ Device Choices; Publicizing Your Process; Summary; ; Finding Green Devices; Key Concepts; What Makes a Device Green?; What Makes a Supplier Green?; Case Study: HP vs. Dell; Giving Suppliers and Vendors Feedback; Publicizing Your Selection Process and the Winner; A Sample Statement of Green Buying Principles; Desktop Computers; Laptops; Sustainability and Failure to Supply; The Case of Windows 8; Tablets; "Less Computer" and "Computer-less" Solutions; Summary; ; Green Servers and Data Centers; Key Concepts; Choosing and Creating Green Data Centers; Green Data Centers as a Model; The Last Shall Be First; What Makes a Data Center Green?; Building and Power Supply Considerations; Servers, Storage, and Networking; Data Center Suppliers; Summary; ; Saving Energy; Key Concepts; Saving Energy Serves Many Masters; Cost Savings through Energy Savings; Risk Reduction through Energy Savings; Carbon Footprint Reduction through Energy Savings; Improving Your Reputation and Brand; Why Energy Prices Will Stay High; Embodied Energy; Analyzing Your Energy Usage; A Recipe for Energy Savings; Understanding the Unique Energy Needs of IT; Focusing on Solar Power; Saving Energy and the Supply Chain; Energy-Saving Pilot Projects; Selling Energy Savings; Summary; ; Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Key Concepts; Why Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Important; Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases and Warming; Is There Still Doubt About Climate Change?; Why Are There Still Doubters and Deniers?; What If I Work for Doubters and Deniers?; So What’s Next with Climate Change?; Reducing Emissions I: Embodied Energy; Reducing Emissions II: Daily Energy Use; Reducing Emissions III: Taking Steps to Use Different Sources; Reducing Emissions IV: Supply Chain Success; Summary; Reducing Resource Use; Key Concepts; Why Resource Use Is Important; A Resource Use Checklist; Planned Obsolescence and Resource Use; The Story of Apple and EPEAT; Case Study: Computer Hardware and RSI; Summary; Green Computing by Industry Segment; Key Concepts; Evaluating Greenness; The Newsweek Green 500 Approach; Looking at Industry Segments; Analyzing Your Own Initiatives, Company, and Sector; Summary; The Future: Deep Green Computing ; Key Concepts; Green Computing and the Future; Megatrends for Green Computing; An Increasing Need for Sustainability The Continually Decreasing Cost of Core Computing Capabilities The Ability of Computing to Do More and More; Telepresence Instead of Travel; Telecommuting Instead of Commuting; Toward Deep Green Computing; Platforms for Deep Green Computing; Selling Deep Green Computing; Summary; ; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis)
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 004.028/6; Data processing service centers -- Energy conservation; Information technology -- Environmental aspects; Information technology -- Cost control; Computer systems -- Energy conservation; Cloud computing -- Economic aspects; Tablet computers -- Economic aspects; Green technology; COMPUTERS -- Computer Literacy; COMPUTERS -- Computer Science; COMPUTERS -- Data Processing; COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- General; COMPUTERS -- Information Technology; COMPUTERS -- Machine Theory; COMPUTERS -- Reference; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299703283; 9781299703285; 9781466503403; 1466503408; 1466503416; 9781466503410
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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