Become part of the solution to climate change by reading this book and learning how you can reduce the carbon footprint of your IT systems. Learn how to ensure new equipment is as power efficient and sustainable as possible.  Uncover the sustainability policies of cloud and I.T. service providers so that you can make thoughtful, cost-sensitive, and environmentally sound decisions when purchasing cloud-based SaaS and other services. Also learn to reduce e-waste in a way that inspires your employees, your stakeholders, and your customers.  This book begins by looking at climate change and the impact that I.T. systems have through their constant demand for electrical power from increasingly overstressed electrical grids. Focus then shifts toward what you can do in your own world to lower the electrical and carbon footprints of your own I.T. systems. Especially interesting is the book’s content on reviewing cloud providers and their policies so that you can make cloud-based computing choices with reduced carbon footprints in mind. The book provides guidance even for the desktop level, with a discussion of settings and practices that can reduce power usage of Windows systems and even smartphones and tablets. The book ends with a look at the broader world and how IT companies and business leaders are pressing ahead toward ambitious climate goals, and finally with a look at new technologies that you can expect to see developed in support of those goals.  weiterlesen