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Sustainable IT playbook for technology leaders : design and implement sustainable IT practices and unlock sustainable business opportunities.

At a critical point in human history, this book presents proven ways to gain the skills needed to develop sustainable IT practices and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader Key Features Execute a sustainable IT strategy with proven methods and real-world use cases Progress as a susta...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sundberg, Niklas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing Ltd, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)

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520 |a At a critical point in human history, this book presents proven ways to gain the skills needed to develop sustainable IT practices and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader Key Features Execute a sustainable IT strategy with proven methods and real-world use cases Progress as a sustainable IT advocate and set yourself apart from other senior IT leaders Increase your chances of receiving executive buy-in on your sustainable IT strategy Book Description 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. What you will learn Discover why IT is a major contributor to carbon emissions Explore the principles and key methods of sustainable IT practices Build a robust, sustainable IT strategy based on proven methods Optimize and rationalize your code to consume fewer resources Understand your energy consumption patterns Apply a circular approach to the IT hardware life cycle Establish your sustainable IT baseline Inspire and engage employees, customers, and stakeholders Who this book is for This book is for executive IT leaders such as CIOs, CDOs, and CTOs dedicated to influencing, inspiring, and engaging businesses, organizations, and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint through sustainable IT practices. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Titlte Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Why Is Sustainable IT Important? -- Chapter 1: Our Most Significant Challenge Ahead -- Climate change -- our most significant challenge ahead -- What are GHG emissions? -- How did we get here? -- Bending the curve -- History of sustainability -- Sustainability trends -- The Paris Agreement -- EU Taxonomy -- Sustainable finance -- GHG Protocol Corporate Standard -- Science-based targets -- Innovate or die -- Transitioning to a circular economy 
505 8 |a The well-kept secret of the IT industry -- Summary -- Further resources -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Rise of Sustainable IT -- What is sustainable IT? -- Sustainability in IT, sustainability by IT, and IT for society -- Sustainable IT GHG emission taxonomy -- Corporate sustainability and sustainable IT -- Drivers for a sustainable IT agenda -- ESG considerations for IT -- Financial value -- Non-financial value -- Risks -- Employee engagement -- Readiness -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Part 2: What Are Sustainable IT Practices? 
505 8 |a Chapter 3: The Fundamental Building Blocks of a Sustainable IT Practice -- The unprecedented growth of IT -- Sustainable IT reference model -- Data centers and the cloud -- Applications and data -- IT hardware management -- Energy resource management -- Leveraging buying power -- Sustainability by IT -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: Data Center and Cloud -- The information backbone of our connected world -- The sustainability benefits of moving from on-premises to cloud computing -- Definition of the cloud -- The value of the cloud -- Sustainable IT benefits from cloud computing 
505 8 |a Location -- Energy consumption -- Life cycle assessment -- Data center sustainability score card -- The rise of the net-positive cloud -- Choosing a sustainable cloud service provider -- Microsoft Azure -- Google Cloud -- Amazon Web Services -- Alibaba Cloud -- Oracle -- Tencent Cloud -- IBM -- Cloud vendor report cards -- The power of alliances -- Summary -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Application and Data -- The world runs on software -- Transforming Enterprise Architecture to help achieve sustainability targets 
505 8 |a Turning a sustainability strategy into action with Enterprise Architecture -- Transforming business architecture with the UN's SDGs -- Optimizing application and data architectures in the cloud using best practice frameworks -- A pragmatic Enterprise Architecture framework for sustainability tracking -- Application portfolio management -- Application rationalization process -- Application assessment criteria -- TIME analysis -- Sustainable software development -- Choosing energy-efficient programming languages -- Sustainable SDLC -- Measuring your CO2 spend in the cloud -- Summary 
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