Green Information Technology
A Sustainable Approach

A must-have guide for researchers, computer architects, computer engineers, and IT professionals with an interest in greater efficiency with less environmental impact

Mohammad Dastbaz (Author), Colin Pattinson (Author), Babak Akhgar (Author)

9780128013793

Paperback, published 11 March 2015

348 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.83 kg

"... if you have any interest in a sustainable future, you’ll find it’s worth reading in its entirety." --Computing Reviews

Approx.322 pages

Section 1 - Green IT: Emerging Technologies and ChallengesChapter 1 – Green ICT: History, Agenda and Challenges AheadMohammad DastbazChapter 2 – Emerging Technologies and their Environmental ImpactColin PattinsonSection 2 - Green IT: Law and MeasurementChapter 3 - Measurements and SustainabilityEric Rondeau, Francis Lepage, Jean-Philippe Georges, Gérard Morel Chapter 4 - The Law of Green IT Eva Julia Lohse, Erlangen-NürnbergChapter 5 - Quantitative and Systemic Methods for Modelling SustainabilityAmin Hosseinian-Far, Hamid JahankhaniSection 3 - Sustainable Computing, Cloud and Big DataChapter 6- Sustainable Cloud ComputingKonstantinos DomdouzisChapter 7: Sustainable Software DesignMichael EngelChapter 8 - Achieving the green theme through the use of traffic characterisation in data centres Kiran VoderhobliSection 4 - Future SolutionsChapter 9 - Energy Harvesting and the Internet of ThingsChristian DeFeoChapter 10 - 3D Printing and Sustainable Product Development (Factory 2.0)Wilkinson and CopeSection 5 – Case StudiesChapter 11 - Automated Demand Response, Smart Grid Technologies and Sustainable Energy SolutionsAzad CamyabChapter 12 - Critical Issues for Data Center Energy EfficiencyPattinson, C., Kor, A. L., and Cross, R.Chapter 13 - Community Wide Area Network and Mobile ISPPattinson, C., Kor, A. L., and Braddock, R.Chapter 14 – Thin-client and Energy EfficiencyPattinson, C., Cross, R., and Kor, A. L.Chapter 15 – Cloud Computing, Sustainability and RiskBabak Akhgar, Ashkan Tafaghodi, Konstantinos Domdouzis

Subject Areas: Networking standards & protocols [UTP], Computer networking & communications [UT], Insects [entomology PSVT7]