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Green information technology : a sustainable approach /

This book presents practical techniques and methodologies for designing, building and implementing a green technology strategy in any large enterprise environment. Topics include: using green procurement and supply chain programs in the IT infrastructure; how to use big data to drive efficiencies an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dastbaz, M. (Mohammad) (Editor ), Pattinson, Colin (Editor ), Akhgar, Babak (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann, 2015.
Colección:.NET Developers Series
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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  • Front Cover; Green Information Technology: A Sustainable Approach; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Contributor Biographies; Acknowledgments; Section I: Green IT: Emerging Technologies and Challenges; Chapter 1: Green ICT: History, Agenda, and Challenges Ahead; Introduction; The Second Industrial Revolution-The Emergence of Information and Communication Technologies; The Integrated Circuit (IC) Revolution; New Age of Computer Technology; Global Mobile Computing and Its Environmental Impact; The Agenda and Challenges Ahead.
  • Chapter 2: Emerging Technologies and Their Environmental ImpactIntroduction; Number of Connected Devices; Increased Functionality; Increased Number of Separate Functions; Increased Demand for Speed and Reliability; Obsolescence-The Problem of Backward Compatibility; The Other Side of the Balance Sheet-Positive Environmental Impacts or the ``Other 90% ́ ́; Videoconference as an Alternative to Business Travel; Dematerialization of Product Chain; Travel Advice/Road Traffic Control; Intelligent Energy Metering; Building Management Systems; Saving IT Resources-A Drop in the Ocean?; Conclusion.
  • Section II: Green IT: Law and MeasurementChapter 3: Measurements and Sustainability; Introduction; ICT Technical Measures; Introduction; Service of Data Processing; Service of Data Transport; Service of Data Storage; Multimedia Service; Conclusion; Ecological Measures and Ethical Consideration; Introduction; ICT Impact on Pollution; Resource Efficiency; Main Green Measures of Performances; MoP on Recyclability; MoP on Energy Consumption; MoP on Carbon Emission; Ethics in ICT; Conclusion; Systems Engineering for Designing Sustainable ICT-Based Architectures; Introduction.
  • Stakeholder Requirements DefinitionSystem Requirements Analysis; System Requirements Validation and Verification; ICT Expertise and Results; Traceability Matrix; Ecoefficiency Metrics; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Law of Green IT; General Remarks on Law and the Regulation of Environmental Behavior; Direct and Indirect Governance of ``Green IT ́ ́; Norm Addressees and Efficient Regulation; Producers and the Production Process; Consumers and Market-Related Mechanisms; Nonstate Standard Setting and Voluntary Instruments (Codes of Conduct); The Mechanisms of EU and National Law-Basics.
  • Primary Law: Principles of Supremacy and Market FreedomsSecondary Law: Directives and Regulations and Direct Effect; Legal Bases in EU Environmental Law; Regulations; Directives; Comitology and Implementing Measures: Delegated Legislation by the Commission; Sustainability in EU Law; Article 3 TEU: Principle of Sustainable Development and Green IT; Integrated Product Policy (IPP); Birth of a ``Law for the Conservation of Natural Resources ́ ́; Specific European Legal Instruments Relevant to Green Computing and Their Implementation.