Green IT For Dummies - Softcover

Carol Baroudi; Jeffrey Hill; Arnold Reinhold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470386886 ISBN 13: 9780470386880

Publisher: For Dummies, 2009

Synopsis

Green technology is not only good for the environment; it’s also good for your bottom line. If your organization is exploring ways to save energy and reduce environmental waste, Green IT For Dummies can help you get there.

This guide is packed with cost-saving ways to make your company a leader in green technology. The book is also packed with case studies from organizations that have gone green, so you can benefit from their experience. You’ll discover how to:

• Perform an energy audit to determine your present consumption and identify where to start greening
• Develop and roll out a green technology project
• Build support from management and employees
• Use collaboration tools to limit the need for corporate travel
• Improve electronic document management
• Extend hardware life, reduce data center floor space, and improve efficiency
• Formalize best practices for green IT, understand your company’s requirements, and design an infrastructure to meet them
• Make older desktops and lighting fixtures more efficient with a few small upgrades
• Lower costs with virtual meetings, teleconferences, and telecommuting options
• Reduce your organization’s energy consumption

You’ll also learn what to beware of when developing your green plan, and get familiar with all the terms relating to green IT. Green IT For Dummies starts you on the road to saving money while you help save the planet.

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From the Back Cover

See how going green can help keep your business in the black

Green technology is not only good for the environment; it's also good for your bottom line. As energy costs soar, limiting energy consumption is both smart and responsible. This guide is packed with cost-saving ways to make your company a leader in green technology, and case studies from organizations that have gone green show you how to do it.

• Consolidate and go green — learn how virtualization can reduce data center consumption and floor space

• Get a baseline — do an energy audit to determine your present consumption and identify where to start greening

• Green planning — build a plan and get management and employees on board

• Go formal — formalize best practices for green IT, understand your company's requirements, and design an infrastructure to meet them

• Thrifty desktops — discover ways to reduce energy use even with older machines

• Save a tree — explore new ways to limit paper and printing costs

• Just light changes — see how a little money spent upgrading light fixtures can save a lot in energy costs

• The anywhere office — save with virtual meetings, teleconferences, and telecommuting options

Open the book and find:

• What to beware of when developing your green plan

• A glossary of terms relating to green IT

• How to build support for your plan

• Ten organizations that help you get green

• How virtualization can help you get started

• Existing and emerging standards to consider

• Small changes that offer big results

• How to build a green storage system

About the Author

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470386886
• ISBN 13: 9780470386880
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364