Green Tech: How to Plan and Implement Sustainable IT Solutions

by Lawrence Webber, Michael Wallace

With today's electronic systems consuming massive amounts of energy, and improper disposal of old equipment threatening to release dangerous toxicity into the atmosphere, any company whose IT department isn't actively working to shrink its carbon footprint isn't just hurting the environment...it is also probably wasting money. "Green Tech" provides readers with practical, easily implemented strategies for sustainable computing.

292 pages, Hardcover

First published July 28, 2009

About the author

My name is Larry Webber and I have over 30 years of IT experience in hardware and software. I have managed IT projects in manufacturing, transportation and in the public sector. These projects ranged from small solutions to very large infrastructure changes.

I am a Certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute and hold a Masters of Project Management degree from West Carolina University. I also have an MBA and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Rockhurst University in Kansas City. I am a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Master of Business Continuity Planner (MBCP by DRII) and a certified ITIL Service Manager. I am retired from the Army Reserve as an infantry First Sergeant.

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Expert guide to making IT more sustainable

A company’s energy and technology requirements are considerable: Think of all those plugged-in, energy-draining workstation computers, printers, faxes, modems and copy machines, as well as servers and data centers, burning away the watts. Multiply a single company’s energy use by millions of businesses around the world. It all adds up to environmental degradation, which the planet can no longer sustain. The first step to a solution is figuring out how your organization can improve. IT professionals Lawrence Webber and Michael Wallace suggest practical actions your company can take to reduce its energy requirements and to deal with its toxic-waste disposal problems. They delve into the nitty-gritty details of how your firm can cut back on its information technology (IT) expenditure by going green. Their explanations of various U.S. legal conventions and international environmental standards are especially useful. getAbstract recommends this hands-on manual as a valuable planning resource for IT managers who want to lead their departments and their companies into the new, green mandate for business.