Harnessing Green IT : Principles and Practices.
Title:
Harnessing Green IT : Principles and Practices.
Author:
Murugesan, San.
ISBN:
9781118306529
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (433 pages)
Series:
Wiley - IEEE
Contents:
Harnessing Green IT -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Green IT: An Overview -- Key Points -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development -- 1.2.1 The Inconvenient Truth -- 1.2.2 Sustainable Development -- 1.2.3 Why Should You Go Green? -- 1.3 Environmental Impacts of IT -- 1.4 Green IT -- 1.4.1 OCED Green IT Framework -- 1.4.2 Green IT 1.0 and 2.0 -- 1.5 Holistic Approach to Greening IT -- 1.5.1 Greening Computer's Entire Life Cycle -- 1.5.2 The Three Rs of Green IT -- 1.6 Greening IT -- 1.6.1 Green PCs, Notebooks and Servers -- 1.6.2 Green Data Centres -- 1.6.3 Green Cloud Computing -- 1.6.4 Green Data Storage -- 1.6.5 Green Software -- 1.6.6 Green Networking and Communications -- 1.7 Applying IT for Enhancing Environmental Sustainability -- 1.8 Green IT Standards and Eco-Labelling of IT -- 1.9 Enterprise Green IT Strategy -- 1.9.1 Green Washing -- 1.10 Green IT: Burden or Opportunity? -- 1.11 Conclusion -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Further Reading and Useful Web Sites -- Chapter 2 Green Devices and Hardware -- Key Points -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Life Cycle of a Device or Hardware -- 2.2.1 Design -- 2.2.2 Manufacturing -- 2.2.3 Packaging and Transportation -- 2.2.4 Use -- 2.3 Reuse, Recycle and Dispose -- 2.4 Conclusions -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 3 Green Software -- Key Points -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Processor Power States -- 3.2 Energy-Saving Software Techniques -- 3.2.1 Computational Efficiency -- 3.2.2 Data Efficiency -- 3.2.3 Context Awareness -- 3.2.4 Idle Efficiency -- 3.3 Evaluating and Measuring Software Impact to Platform Power -- 3.3.1 Fluke NetDAQ® (Networked Data Acquisition Unit) -- 3.3.2 Software Tools -- 3.4 Summary.
Acknowledgements -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Sustainable Software Development -- Key Points -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Current Practices -- 4.3 Sustainable Software -- 4.4 Software Sustainability Attributes -- 4.5 Software Sustainability Metrics -- 4.5.1 Modifiability and Reusability -- 4.5.2 Portability -- 4.5.3 Supportability -- 4.5.4 Performance -- 4.5.5 Dependability -- 4.5.6 Usability -- 4.5.7 Accessibility -- 4.5.8 Predictability -- 4.5.9 Efficiency -- 4.5.10 Project's Carbon Footprint -- 4.6 Sustainable Software Methodology -- 4.6.1 Collecting Metrics -- 4.6.2 Code Metrics Tools -- 4.6.3 Simplified Usability Study -- 4.6.4 Platform Analysis -- 4.6.5 Existing Project Statistics -- 4.7 Defining Actions -- 4.8 Case Study -- 4.8.1 Modifiability and Reusability -- 4.8.2 Portability -- 4.8.3 Supportability -- 4.8.4 Performance -- 4.8.5 Dependability -- 4.8.6 Usability -- 4.8.7 Accessibility -- 4.8.8 Predictability -- 4.8.9 Efficiency -- 4.8.10 Project's Footprint -- 4.8.11 Results and Actions -- 4.9 Conclusions -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 5 Green Data Centres -- Key Points -- 5.1 Data Centres and Associated Energy Challenges -- 5.2 Data Centre IT Infrastructure -- 5.2.1 Servers -- 5.2.2 Networking -- 5.2.3 Storage -- 5.2.4 IT Platform Innovation -- 5.3 Data Centre Facility Infrastructure: Implications for Energy Efficiency -- 5.3.1 Power System -- 5.3.2 Cooling -- 5.3.3 Facilities Infrastructure Management -- 5.4 IT Infrastructure Management -- 5.4.1 Server Power -- 5.4.2 Consolidation -- 5.4.3 Virtualization -- 5.5 Green Data Centre Metrics -- 5.5.1 PUE and DCiE -- 5.5.2 Power versus Energy Consumption -- 5.6 Data Centre Management Strategies: A Case Study -- 5.6.1 Challenges -- 5.6.2 Tested Solution -- 5.6.3 Impact.
5.6.4 A Thorough Evaluation -- 5.7 Conclusions -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Further Reading and Useful Web Sites -- Chapter 6 Green Data Storage -- Key Points -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Storage Media Power Characteristics -- 6.2.1 Hard Disks -- 6.2.2 Magnetic Tapes -- 6.2.3 Solid-State Drives (SSDs) -- 6.3 Energy Management Techniques for Hard Disks -- 6.3.1 State Transitioning -- 6.3.2 Caching -- 6.3.3 Dynamic RPM -- 6.4 System-Level Energy Management -- 6.4.1 RAID with Power Awareness -- 6.4.2 Power-Aware Data Layout -- 6.4.3 Hierarchical Storage Management -- 6.4.4 Storage Virtualization -- 6.4.5 Cloud Storage -- 6.5 Summary and Research Areas -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 7 Green Networks and Communications -- Key Points -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Green Network Communications and Management: Background -- 7.1.2 The Challenge of Next-Generation Networks -- 7.1.3 Benefits of Energy-Efficient Networks -- 7.1.4 Objectives of Green Networking -- 7.1.5 Core Components in Green-Networking Technology -- 7.2 Objectives of Green Network Protocols -- 7.2.1 Energy-Optimizing Protocol Design -- 7.2.2 Bit Costs Associated with Network Communication Protocols -- 7.2.3 Objectives of Green Network Protocols -- 7.3 Green Network Protocols and Standards -- 7.3.1 Strategies to Reduce Carbon Emissions -- 7.3.2 Contributions from the EMAN Working Group -- 7.3.3 Contributions from Standardization Bodies -- 7.3.4 Context Detail to Drive Energy Efficiency -- 7.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Further Reading and Useful Web Sites -- Chapter 8 Enterprise Green IT Strategy -- Key Points -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Approaching Green IT Strategies -- 8.3 Business Drivers of Green IT Strategy -- 8.3.1 Cost Reduction.
8.3.2 Demands from Legal and Regulatory Requirements -- 8.3.3 Sociocultural and Political Pressure -- 8.3.4 Enlightened Self-Interest -- 8.3.5 Collaborative Business Ecosystem -- 8.3.6 New Market Opportunities -- 8.4 Business Dimensions for Green IT Transformation -- 8.4.1 Economy -- 8.4.2 Technology -- 8.4.3 Process -- 8.4.4 People -- 8.5 Organizational Considerations in a Green IT Strategy -- 8.6 Steps in Developing a Green IT Strategy -- 8.7 Metrics and Measurements in Green Strategies -- 8.8 Conclusions -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 9 Sustainable Information Systems and Green Metrics -- Key Points -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Multilevel Sustainable Information -- 9.3 Sustainability Hierarchy Models -- 9.3.1 Sustainability Frameworks -- 9.3.2 Sustainability Principles -- 9.3.3 Tools for Sustainability -- 9.4 Product Level Information -- 9.4.1 Life-Cycle Assessment -- 9.4.2 The Four Stages of LCA -- 9.4.3 CRT Monitors versus LCD Monitors: Life Cycle Assessment -- 9.5 Individual Level Information -- 9.6 Functional Level Information -- 9.6.1 Data Centre Energy Efficiency -- 9.6.2 Data Centre Power Metrics -- 9.6.3 Emerging Data Centre Metrics -- 9.7 Organizational Level Information -- 9.7.1 Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 9.8 Regional/City Level Information -- 9.8.1 Developing a City Sustainability Plan: A Case Study -- 9.9 Measuring the Maturity of Sustainable ICT -- 9.9.1 A Capability Maturity Framework for SICT -- 9.9.2 Defining the Scope and Goal -- 9.9.3 Capability Maturity Levels -- 9.9.4 SICT Capability Building Blocks -- 9.9.5 Assessing and Managing SICT Progress -- 9.10 Conclusions -- Appendix: Sustainability Tools and Standards -- Acknowledgements -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Further Reading and Useful Web Sites.
Tools and Carbon Calculators -- Chapter 10 Enterprise Green IT Readiness -- Key Points -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Background: Readiness and Capability -- 10.3 Development of the G-Readiness Framework -- 10.3.1 Green IT Attitude -- 10.3.2 Green IT Policy -- 10.3.3 Green IT Governance -- 10.3.4 Green IT Practice -- 10.3.5 Green IT Technology -- 10.4 Measuring an Organization's G-Readiness -- 10.4.1 G-Readiness Consultancy Services -- 10.4.2 Calculating the G-Readiness Index via a Survey Instrument -- 10.5 Conclusions -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Chapter 11 Sustainable IT Services: Creating a Framework for Service Innovation -- Key Points -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Factors Driving the Development of Sustainable IT -- 11.2.1 The Sustainability Dimensions of IT -- 11.2.2 Corporate Sustainability, Social Responsibility and IT -- 11.3 Sustainable IT Services (SITS) -- 11.3.1 Developing a Service-Dominant Logic -- 11.3.2 Business Value, Customer Value and Societal Value -- 11.3.3 SITS as Service Science -- 11.4 SITS Strategic Framework -- 11.4.1 The SITS Value Curve -- 11.4.2 Integrating Sustainable IT and Business Strategy -- 11.5 Sustainable IT Roadmap -- 11.5.1 Time Horizon -- 11.5.2 Market Segments -- 11.5.3 Products, Services and Technologies -- 11.5.4 Compliance, Regulations, Standards and Reporting -- 11.5.5 SITS Standards and Reporting -- 11.5.6 Organizational Changes -- 11.5.7 Value Goals -- 11.6 SITS Leadership and Best Practices -- 11.6.1 IBM -- 11.6.2 Cisco Systems, Inc. -- 11.6.3 Siemens AG -- 11.6.4 HP -- 11.6.5 Intel Corporation -- 11.6.6 Microsoft Corporation -- 11.6.7 Oracle -- 11.6.8 Google -- 11.6.9 Apple -- 11.6.10 Samsung -- 11.6.11 Pachube -- 11.6.12 SeeClickFix -- 11.7 Conclusions -- 11.8 Summary -- Review Questions -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Useful Web Sites.
Chapter 12 Green Enterprises and the Role of IT.
Abstract:
"Ultimately, this is a remarkable book, a practical testimonial, and a comprehensive bibliography rolled into one. It is a single, bright sword cut across the various murky green IT topics. And if my mistakes and lessons learned through the green IT journey are any indication, this book will be used every day by folks interested in greening IT." - Simon Y. Liu, Ph.D. & Ed.D., Editor-in-Chief, IT Professional Magazine, IEEE Computer Society, Director, U.S. National Agricultural Library This book presents a holistic perspective on Green IT by discussing its various facets and showing how to strategically embrace it Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices examines various ways of making computing and information systems greener - environmentally sustainable -, as well as several means of using Information Technology (IT) as a tool and an enabler to improve the environmental sustainability. The book focuses on both greening of IT and greening by IT - complimentary approaches to attaining environmental sustainability. In a single volume, it comprehensively covers several key aspects of Green IT - green technologies, design, standards, maturity models, strategies and adoption -, and presents a clear approach to greening IT encompassing green use, green disposal, green design, and green manufacturing. It also illustrates how to strategically apply green IT in practice in several areas. Key Features: Presents a comprehensive coverage of key topics of importance and practical relevance - green technologies, design, standards, maturity models, strategies and adoption Highlights several useful approaches to embracing green IT in several areas Features chapters written by accomplished experts from industry and academia who have first-hand knowledge and expertise in specific areas of green IT Presents a set of review and discussion questions for
each chapter that will help the readers to examine and explore the green IT domain further Includes a companion website providing resources for further information and presentation slides This book will be an invaluable resource for IT Professionals, academics, students, researchers, project leaders/managers, IT business executives, CIOs, CTOs and anyone interested in Green IT and harnessing it to enhance our environment.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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