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

The sustainability benefits of moving from on-premises to cloud computing

No matter whether you house your servers, storage, or network equipment in your own data centers, outsource them to a hosting provider, or place them with one of the global cloud hyperscalers such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google, IBM, Oracle, Tencent, or Alibaba, it is probably one of your most resource-intense operations.

The global transition from on-premises data centers to the public cloud is gaining momentum as sustainability moves up the corporate IT and executive teams’ list of priorities. According to Gartner (Gartner 2021), public cloud spending is expected to increase by roughly 22% in 2022. By 2026, the prediction is that 45% of all enterprise IT spending will be on the public cloud. While the cloud is a crucial enabler to meeting the challenges of digital disruption, it is also emerging as a critical mechanism for businesses to achieve their sustainability goals.

According to Gartner...