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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By : Niklas Sundberg
Book Image

Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By: Niklas Sundberg

Overview of this book

We are at a critical point in human history. Humanity is under threat, but all is not lost. We can take action! But how? Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders will show you how. It will walk you through the construction and implementation of a sustainable IT strategy and enable you to do your bit for the future of mankind. The book is split into three parts. Part I details the “why” and the clear and present danger that humanity faces today: the climate crisis. How did we get here, what are the immediate threats, what are the planetary boundaries that we need to peel back to safe levels, and what impact does IT have on society at large? Part II will focus on the "what.” It examines the nitty-gritty details of what we can do to unlock significant returns on sustainable investments toward a more sustainable future. Part III, the final part of the book, focuses on the “how.” How do you turn your ideas into action? What do you need to do to establish your baseline and your direction of travel towards your objective? This part provides tangible case studies and explains how you can start your journey today to begin delivering global and impactful objectives. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to plan, implement, and communicate a sustainable IT strategy and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important?
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Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices?
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Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

Energy consumption from IT hardware

In Chapter 6, IT Hardware Management, we looked at the entire IT hardware life cycle from the cradle to the grave of a product. Still, in this section, we will take a closer look at the energy consumption from various IT hardware devices. We will focus primarily on two categories: end-user equipment such as computers, smartphones, tablets, and monitors, and data centers such as enterprise servers, storage, and network equipment. As you will discover in the following few sections, there are several things that you can do to improve the energy consumption of your ICT devices.

To assess how energy efficient these ICT devices are, we will use the allowable thresholds from Energy Star. Energy Star (https://www.energystar.gov/) is a program run by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Energy (DOE). The program promotes the efficient use of energy in electronic products and devices. The Energy Star label can be found in...