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Harnessing green IT : principles and practices / San Murugesan ..., editors

Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: IEEE Press SeriesPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2012Edition: 1st ed (Online-Ausg.)Description: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xxxiv, 395 p.)) : illISBN:
  • 128359708X
  • 9781283597081
  • 9781119970057
  • 9781118306529
  • 9781118306512
  • 1118306538
  • 9781118306536
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781119970057 | Erscheint auch als: Harnessing green IT. Druck-Ausgabe. 1. ed. [Los Alamitos, Calif.] : IEEE Computer Soc., 2012. XXXIV, 395 S.DDC classification:
  • 004.0286
  • 004.028/6 23
RVK: RVK: AR 26640 | ZN 6030LOC classification:
  • QA76.9.E58 H37 2012
  • QA76.9.E58
Online resources:
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 Centres1.6.3 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 Transportation2.2.4 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 ReadingChapter 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 Statistics4.7 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
Green IT: An OverviewGreen Devices and HardwareGreen SoftwareSustainable Software DevelopmentGreen Data CentresGreen Data StorageGreen Networks and CommunicationsEnterprise Green IT StrategySustainable Information Systems and Green MetricsEnterprise Green IT ReadinessSustainable IT Services: Creating a Framework for Service InnovationGreen Enterprises and the Role of ITEnvironmentally Aware Business Process Improvement in the Enterprise ContextManaging Green ITRegulating Green IT: Laws, Standards and ProtocolsGreen Cloud Computing and Environmental SustainabilityHarnessing Semantic Web Technologies for the Environmental Sustainability of Production SystemsGreen IT: An Outlook.
Summary: &p&“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.”&br /&— &i&Simon Y. Liu, Ph.D. & Ed.D., Editor-in-Chief,&/i& IT Professional &i&Magazine, IEEE Computer Society, Director, U.S. National Agricultural Library&/i&&/p&&p&&b&This book presents a holistic perspective onGrPPN: PPN: 807371343Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE
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