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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)
1
Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important?
4
Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices?
12
Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

Summary

In this introductory chapter to Part 2 of this book, we have provided a brief introduction to each chapter. It should give you a feel for what key topics will be covered within each chapter. Either read each chapter in chronological order or jump to the most relevant chapters. We fully recognized that each starting point might be different when we started with this chapter. Therefore, you should also focus on different solutions that will accelerate your journey toward a Sustainable IT practice.

Circling back on the sustainable IT reference model that was introduced earlier in the chapter, Figure 3.3 highlights how the chapters in Parts 2 and 3 are interlinked with the reference model. Hopefully, this should enable you to understand how the different building blocks fit together:

Figure 3.3 – Chapters interlinked with the reference model

Now, let us dig deeper into these critical concepts. Each chapter represents different opportunities to...