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Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders

By : Niklas Sundberg
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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?

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“We are at a unique stage in our history. Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about that.”

- David Attenborough

This book takes you through a three-part journey of sustainable IT. In Part 1, we focused on the “why” and the importance of sustainable IT. In Part 2, we focused on “what” different tools can deliver sustainable IT. Finally, as we enter Part 3, which is this book’s final section, we will focus on “how” we deliver sustainable IT. This chapter marks the first of three chapters in Part 3. How do we accelerate sustainable IT? How do we turn ideas into action? What do you need to do to assess your current and future state of sustainable IT maturity? Furthermore, what is required to establish your baseline and your direction of travel toward your target state? In subsequent chapters, we will focus...