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Chapter 12
The Future: Deep
Green Computing
Key Concepts
In this chapter we discuss the future of green computing:
• Green computing megatrends
• The need for sustainability
• Decreasing core computing costs
• Telepresence replaces travel
• Toward deep green computing
This chapter summarizes trends discussed throughout the book and points
out directions for the future.
12.1 Green Computing and the Future
There’s an old saying that it’s difficult to make predictions, especially about
the future. In fact, this saying is so popular that it’s been attributed to everyone
from former Mets baseball team manager Yogi Berra to quantum physicist Neils ...