TY - BOOK AU - Lamb, John P. TI - The greening of IT: how companies can make a difference for the environment SN - 9780137150830 AV - 621.390286 LAM U1 - 621.390286 PY - 2009/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - IBM Press/Pearson KW - Data processing service centers KW - Energy conservation KW - Information technology KW - Environmental aspects KW - Green technology KW - Social responsibility of business N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-304) and index; The importance of green IT -- The basics of green IT -- Collaboration is key for green IT -- The government's role : regulation and EPA activity -- The magic of "incentive" : the role of electric utilities -- A most significant step : "virtualizing" your IT systems -- The need for standard IT energy-use metrics -- What about chillers, cooling tower fans, and all that cooling equipment usually ignored by IT? -- Green IT case studies for energy utilities -- Green IT case studies for universities and a large company -- Worldwide green IT case studies -- The future of green IT for corporations ER -