Green Tech: How to Plan and Implement Sustainable IT Solutions - Hardcover

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With today’s electronic systems consuming massive amounts of energy, and improper disposal of old equipment threatening to release dangerous toxicity into the atmosphere, any company whose IT department isn’t actively working to shrink its carbon footprint isn’t just hurting the environment...it is also probably wasting money. Green Tech provides readers with practical, easily implemented strategies for sustainable computing,

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What if you could save money, run your company more efficiently, and keep customer satisfaction at peak levels—all while reducing waste and making your organization the envy of its industry?

If it sounds too good to be true, consider this: Seemingly “inexpensive” equipment uses more energy, generates more dangerous heat, takes up more space in your office, and drains your company’s operating budget faster than new “green technologies”—IT solutions that protect the environment, solidify your company’s image as a progressive and proactive corporate citizen, and (here’s the best part) cost much less to operate.

Green Tech presents an array of practical approaches that are almost instant in their impact on the bottom line and on the environment. From better-informed equipment purchases to maintenance, from optimal usage conditions to innovative recycling and disposal options, this book amounts to an open-and-shut business case for making green the center of your evolving IT strategy.

Advance Praise for Green Tech:

“Green Tech is about the bottom line—for both your organization and the environment. As the cost and environmental impact of computing resources continue to increase, managers and executives must understand their options. In this book, Webber and Wallace have developed a comprehensive and objective guide for managers to learn how a combination of virtualization, power management, and changes in best practices are resulting in giant leaps being made in the concept of ‘going green.’” — Clay Hales, President of InfoSystems, Inc.

“This book not only covers the obvious issues of hardware energy usage, it also looks at the processes around delivering IT services from a software and people perspective that can make a big difference in the overall carbon footprint of an IT organization. As energy costs continue to increase, the practical advice and real-life examples that Webber and Wallace present in the book will become even more important in how we provide IT services to our users and customers.” — David Platt, Head of IT, Americas Mettler Toledo