The Green Tech

<p><strong><em>Green Tech</em> divides the mission of sustainable IT into three major goals. </strong></p><p>The first is to rethink your purchasing goals. Often the lowest-priced equipment is so energy-inefficient that its initial advantage is negated during its first year of operation; while only slightly higher outlays will result in substantial savings very soon and for years to come.</p><p>Second your company needs to examine the specific equipment it has and the specific tasks for which it is used. Are your servers bigger than you need; your backups overly redundant; your work��stations printers scanners copiers and other items left on overnight and over the weekend?</p><p>Third think long term. Disposal may seem like an issue for down the road but getting rid of old equipment can be a costly endeavor. You don't want to have to pay hefty waste-processing fees fines or indefinite warehousing costs. And if you've bought quality equipment in the first place you'll find many opportunities to sell or donate it when you've outgrown it.</p><p>A book not just for IT buyers but for anyone in business from the C-suite to purchasing to public relations <em>Green Tech</em> offers practical ways to: </p><ul><li>Encourage sensible power usage by bridging the gap between the people using the electricity and the people paying the bills</li><li>Build the business case for adopting and executing green technology strategies across the entire organization</li><li>Reduce energy and equipment costs without sacrificing customer service levels</li><li>Identify old equipment and cost-effective energy-smart replacements</li><li>Right-size your equipment for the tasks at hand including reducing or virtualizing servers</li><li>Cool your data centers for a fraction of the cost you're paying now</li><li>Conduct an energy audit and establish your company's energy baseline</li><li>Recycle or donate old equipment responsibly</li></ul><p>One at a time or in combination each idea in this book will have a noticeable impact on your bottom line--and on the world around you.</p>