Overview

Green IT in Practice contains a variety of ideas for establishing and formalising a Green IT programme within an organisation. The experience of the John Lewis Partnership s Green IT programme during 2007 and the first half of 2008 is discussed in detail and is a core element. Chapters cover the link between general Corporate Social Responsibility and Green IT, how to go about constructing appropriate policies and metrics, and thoughts on how to engage with employees and suppliers. Individual case studies on key Green IT initiatives are then discussed in turn, before the book ends with a chapter considering how IT can begin to enable carbon footprint reduction in the organisation as a whole.

Full Product Details

Author:   Gary Hird
Publisher:   IT Governance Publishing
Imprint:   IT Governance Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.174kg
ISBN:  

9781905356614

ISBN 10:   1905356617
Pages:   115
Publication Date:   02 September 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9781849280518
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: What is Green IT? Chapter 2: Help to get started Visit your CSR department! Some longer-term targets Other sources of help Find out what's already happening Ask suppliers for help Chapter 3: What to do and how to measure it Policies Metrics Initiatives The acorns diagram Work planning Chapter 4: Design to disposal - some issues to consider Procurement - what should we buy and when? Going for (EPEATA') gold Use - a green storage war on terabytes Sleepy disk drives and MAIDs Disposal Chapter 5: Engaging with employees Some stereotypes Making it easier to do the right thing Innovative ideas from employees Chapter 6: The challenge to suppliers Badbuster Tendering documents Chapter 7: Green servers - virtualisation Recognising the need Making it happen Desktop virtualisation Chapter 8: Green printing Moving to a managed print service Specific issues we needed to address Supplier selection Benefits Think before you print! Chapter 9: Green desktops - power management Wake-on-LAN software Other power management initiatives Chapter 10: Datacentre environmental considerationsWho pays the bills? Expert help Where does the power go? Chapter 11: IT as a green enabler Travel reduction and homeworking support Homeworking and flexible working Helping measure and report on the problem Where else might IT help? SMART and a panda Green power generation There are solutions, and IT can take a lead Appendix 1: Green IT action list Appendix 2: Further resources

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As Technical Strategy Manager for the John Lewis Partnership, Gary Hird is responsible for making sure that the company has the right strategy for its IT infrastructure and that this is fully aligned with business strategy. Since 2006 Gary has taken responsibility for progressing Green IT initiatives for John Lewis and Waitrose.

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