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Contents
Preface xiii
About the Author xvii
Acknowledgments xix
PART I: Green IT and the Green Gap-Real or Virtual? 1
Chapter 1 IT Data Center Economic and Ecological Sustainment 3
1.1 The Many Faces of Green—Environmental and
Economic 3
1.2 The Growing Green Gap: Misdirected Messaging,
Opportunities for Action 5
1.3 IT Data Center “Green” Myths and Realties 7
1.4 PCFE Trends, Issues, Drivers, and Related Factors 10
1.5 Closing the Green Gap for IT Data Centers 15
1.5.1 Energy Consumption and Emissions:
Green Spotlight Focus 20
1.5.2 EHS and Recycling: The Other
Green Focus 21
1.5.3 Establishing a Green PCFE Strategy 22
1.6 Summary 27
Chapter 2