Green Tech

In this summary you will learn

• How information technology (IT) contributes to environmental degradation
• How IT departments can save money by “going green”
• Which three primary focus areas to include in a green IT initiative
• What to look for in energy-efficient IT equipment, vendors and recyclers

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Why you should read Green Tech

A company’s energy and technology requirements are considerable: Think of all those plugged-in, energy-draining workstation computers, printers, faxes, modems and copy machines, as well as servers and data centers, burning away the watts. Multiply a single company’s energy use by millions of businesses around the world. It all adds up to environmental degradation, which the planet can no longer sustain. The first step to a solution is figuring out how your organization can improve. IT professionals Lawrence Webber and Michael Wallace suggest practical actions your company can take to reduce its energy requirements and to deal with its toxic-waste disposal problems. They delve into the nitty-gritty details of how your firm can cut back on its information technology (IT) expenditure by going green. Their explanations of various U.S. legal conventions and international environmental standards are especially useful. getAbstract recommends this hands-on manual as a valuable planning resource for IT managers who want to lead their departments and their companies into the new, green mandate for business.

About the Authors

Lawrence Webber is an IT professional with more than three decades of experience. Michael Wallace is an information services professional with more than 25 years of experience. Both work in the commercial sector.