The Green IT Guide: Ten Steps Toward Sustainable and Carbon-Neutral IT Infrastructure

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M. HalseyThe Green IT Guidehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8057-7_2

2. Knowing the Impact Your IT Systems Have

Mike Halsey¹  

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Genouillac, France

 

It’s one thing to say that we need to do something about the amount of electricity consumed by our computers and devices, but another thing altogether to figure out if what you’re using is actually power efficient in the first instance or how power efficient any new equipment might be.

The Energy-Efficient House Refit

As an example of this, I am, as I write this, in the process of upgrading two kitchens at my home in France, as well as upgrading the heating systems. One kitchen is in the main house, and the other ...