Become part of the solution to climate change and learn how you can
reduce the carbon footprint and increase the sustainability of your IT
systems. Learn how to ensure new equipment is as power efficient,
sustainable, and repairable as possible. Uncover the sustainability
policies of your cloud and IT service providers so you can make
thoughtful, cost-sensitive, and environmentally sound decisions when
purchasing cloud-based SaaS and other services. Also learn to reduce
e-waste in a way that inspires your employees, your stakeholders, and
your customers.
This book looks at our understanding of climate change and the impact
that IT systems have through their constant demand for electrical power
from increasingly over-stressed electrical grids and ever-rising energy
costs. You will learn what you can do in your own business or
organization to lower the electrical and carbon footprints of your IT
systems. You will learn to discover the environmental policies of your
cloud providers so you can make cloud-based computing choices with
reduced carbon footprints in mind. Author Mike Halsey provides guidance
for desktops, with a discussion of settings and practices that can
reduce power usage of Windows systems, including home workers using
their own equipment, and covering smartphones and tablets with all
operating system types. The book will help you examine the broader world
and how IT companies and business leaders are pressing ahead toward
ambitious climate goals, and you will look at new technologies you can
expect to see developed in support of those goals.
What You Will Learn
- Manage the power requirements of your existing IT equipment and
systems more efficiently
- Ensure high levels of power efficiency of any new IT equipment that
you purchase
- Know where to look for the sustainability policies of cloud and IT
service
- Ask the right questions of suppliers and stakeholders
- Inspire employees and stakeholders to want to do more to reduce their
own carbon footprint
- Work within charitable, business, and governmental structures to
reduce e-waste and help communities
Who This Book Is For
For business leaders and system administrators who have been tasked by
their company to find cost-efficient and effective ways to reduce the
local, national, and global carbon-footprint of their business or
organization. For IT professionals looking to bring the company into
line with existing and forthcoming national and international
environmental standards and regulations. Also for individuals and power
users who are keen to reduce the carbon-footprint of their own computer
and IT systems.
