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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?
4
Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices?
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Part 3: How Do You Accelerate Sustainable IT?

The information backbone of our connected world

Today, data centers worldwide represent the information backbone of our increasingly digitized world. The forecast is that the global data center market will nearly double in this decade and become a $948 billion industry in 2030, up from $466 billion in 2020 (Verdict 2022). Data centers have become crucial to business operations. In particular, the recent pandemic forced many companies to adapt quickly and migrate their on-premises services to the cloud to cater to the demand of an increasingly distributed workforce. In the last two years, there has been a race to close the accelerated gap for digital transformation, and the demand for cloud, AI deployments, and consequently data has increased exponentially.

Data centers provide computing facilities to large entities, such as online social networks, cloud computing services, online businesses, hospitals, and universities (Brady, et al. 2013). Data centers entail a cluster of interconnected...