Table of Contents
Preface xxiii
Acknowledgments xxix
About the Author xxxiii
Chapter 1: The Importance of Green IT 1
Chapter 2: The Basics of Green IT 15
Chapter 3: Collaboration Is Key for Green IT 39
Chapter 4: The Government’s Role–Regulation and EPA Activity 55
Chapter 5: The Magic of “Incentive”–The Role of Electric Utilities 69
Chapter 6: A Most-Significant Step–“Virtualizing” Your IT Systems 85
Chapter 7: The Need for Standard IT Energy-Use Metrics 109
Chapter 8: What About Chillers, Cooling Tower Fans, and All That Cooling Equipment Usually Ignored by IT? 129
Chapter 9: Green IT Case Studies for Energy Utilities 147
Chapter 10: Green IT Case Studies for Universities and a Large Company 157
Chapter 11: Worldwide Green IT Case Studies 183
Chapter 12: The Future of Green IT for Corporations 205
Appendix A: Green IT Checklist and Recommendations 215
Appendix B: Green IT and Cloud Computing 237
Appendix C: Comparison of Different Power-Generation Methods 251
Appendix D: Worldwide Electricity Costs for IT with Projections 281
Glossary 289
Bibliography 301
Index 305