Making IT sustainable : techniques and applications /
This book by Mikhail Gloukhovtsev explores sustainable information technology practices, focusing on reducing the environmental impact of IT operations. It covers a wide range of topics including sustainable data centers, green software engineering, eco-friendly cloud computing, and the role of AI a...
Guardat en:
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electrònic eBook |
| Idioma: | anglès |
| Publicat: |
London :
Academic Press,
2024.
|
| Matèries: | |
| Accés en línia: | ScienceDirect |
| Etiquetes: |
Afegir etiqueta
Sense etiquetes, Sigues el primer a etiquetar aquest registre!
|
Taula de continguts:
- Front Cover
- Making IT Sustainable
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Endorsements
- 1. Introduction
- Why is sustainability in information technology important?
- Are the economic costs of sustainable information technology prohibitively higher than society is willing to bear?
- Sustainable information technology strategies and practices
- Why is this book on sustainable information technology needed?
- Who can benefit from reading this book?
- What differentiates this book?
- What is not included in the book?
- References
- 2. IT sustainability: definitions, terminology, standards, and metrics
- IT sustainability: definition and terminology
- IT sustainability standards
- IT sustainability metrics
- References
- 3. Technologies and innovative solutions for sustainable data centers
- Sustainable IT operations and IT service management for achieving sustainability
- Data centers and environmental concerns
- Sustainable IT operations
- Sustainable IT service management
- General solutions for optimizing energy usage effectiveness in data centers
- Carbon-aware data centers
- Carbon-aware data center software
- The carbon dependencies of data centers and net-zero status
- Data center energy efficiency: optimizing power usage effectiveness in data centers
- Energy proportionality
- Static power draw and energy proportionality
- Clock speed and energy proportionality
- Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling
- Power distribution in data centers
- Optimizing temperature in data centers: higher operating temperature
- Role of automation in improving energy efficiency in IT
- Utilizing built-in server power management features
- CPU core parking
- Server power profiles
- Role of server virtualization in improving energy efficiency in IT
- Containerized applications and energy consumption reduction
- Embodied energy.
- Embodied carbon
- Green data storage
- Green networking
- Main strategies for achieving green networking
- Energy-efficient networking equipment
- Energy-efficient routing
- Carbon-aware scheduling
- Renewable energy sources
- Clean fuel for power backup: hydrogen fuel cells and biogas
- The use of wind turbines in data centers and data centers inside wind turbines
- Nuclear-powered data centers: a future frontier in sustainable computing
- Nuclear fission reactors: small modular reactors
- Nuclear fusion as an energy source for data centers
- Can direct current power make data centers more energy-efficient?
- Benefits of direct current power
- Limitations of direct current power
- Direct current-powered servers
- Incorporating sustainable materials into the design and operation of data centers
- Environmental water footprint of data centers: cooling and water consumption
- Data center cooling
- Environmental monitoring in data centers: sensors and controls
- Waterside economizers
- Data center liquid cooling
- High-density liquid cooling in data centers
- Immersion cooling
- Direct-to-chip cooling
- Evaporative cooling
- Rear door heat exchanger cooling
- Carbon dioxide removal
- "Data furnace" project
- Sustainable data center design
- High-density sustainable data centers
- Modular data centers
- Embedded data centers
- How composable disaggregated infrastructure helps in advancing to sustainable IT
- References
- 4. Green and sustainable software engineering
- Criteria for green and sustainable software development
- Green Software Foundation principles
- Sustainable application design
- Green coding practices
- Green software certifications
- Conclusion
- References
- 5. Cloud: sustainability as a driver of cloud technology innovations
- General environmental benefits and challenges of cloud computing.
- Why cloud computing is more environmentally friendly than traditional on-premises computing
- Tools for measuring environmental impact of cloud computing services
- AWS customer carbon footprint tool
- Azure Sustainability Calculator and Emissions Impact Dashboard
- Google Sustainability Tools: Carbon Footprint, Active Assist, Cloud Region Picker, and Carbon Sense
- Google Cloud Carbon Footprint
- Active Assist
- Google Cloud Region Picker
- Carbon Sense
- IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator
- Sustainable software engineering for cloud computing
- Eco-friendly cloud computing architecture
- Cloud-native applications and IT sustainability
- The use of containerization and microservices to achieve sustainability in cloud-native computing
- Sustainable cloud data storage
- Sustainable cloud-based backup
- Sustainable cloud networking
- Cloud-native processors
- Cloud providers' initiatives and solutions for achieving environmental sustainability of cloud computing
- AWS's commitment to sustainability
- Sustainability initiatives of Microsoft Azure
- Sustainability initiatives of Google Cloud platform
- Sustainability solutions for Oracle Cloud
- IBM Sustainable Cloud
- References
- 6. Sustainable high-performance computing
- Green HPC in corporate sustainability initiatives
- Energy-efficient solutions for high-performance computing
- Energy-efficient high-performance processors
- Low-power processors in high-performance computing
- ARM-based processors
- Hybrid and heterogeneous high-performance computing
- Memory technologies
- Composable systems
- Intelligent packaging technologies
- Open hardware platforms
- The use of artificial intelligence for achieving sustainable high-performance computing
- Cooling technologies in green high-performance computing
- The use of renewable energy in high-performance computing.
- Cloud-based green high-performance computing
- References
- Further reading
- 7. Roles of 5G/6G and the Internet of Things in advancing IT sustainability
- Sustainable cloud radio access network
- Ecological effect of moving consumers to 5G phones
- Sustainable telco cloud solutions
- Sustainable solutions for mobile cloud computing
- Sustainable edge computing
- Making multiaccess edge computing sustainable
- Sustainable 5G distributed edge architectures
- Sustainable 5G cloudlets
- Sustainable 5G micro data centers
- 5G-connected smart grids
- Sustainable Internet of Things
- Designing IoT devices for sustainability
- References
- 8. Circular economy and sustainable IT
- Circular economy concepts in sustainable IT
- Sustainable IT manufacturing
- Sustainable IT hardware
- Extending IT hardware life by using of artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Application of circular economy principles to embodied carbon in IT hardware
- The use of sustainable materials in IT
- Sustainable end-of-life strategies for IT equipment
- Cascading components across multiple lifecycles
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment reuse in the circular economy
- The Circular Economy for the Data Center Industry
- Sustainable IT equipment disposal
- IT sustainability solutions in the circular economy
- References
- 9. Remanufacturing programs in sustainable IT
- Terminology: remanufactured, refurbished, and reuse as-is
- Remanufacturing in circular economy
- EEE reverse remanufacturing and WEEE collection
- Remanufacturing operational processes for IT equipment
- Inspection
- Disassembly
- Cleaning
- Repair or replacement
- Reassembly
- Quality control
- IT OEM's remanufacturing programs
- Dell Refurbished program
- Remanufactured data center equipment
- Product design for automated remanufacturing.
- Certified remanufactured IT equipment
- References
- 10. Sustainable IT supply chain management and IT procurement
- Environmental certifications and standards used in sustainable green IT supply chain management
- Sustainable IT procurement practices
- Sustainable IT procurement policies
- Renewable energy procurement in IT
- Green IT labeling schemes in sustainable IT supply chain
- References
- 11. The environmental implications of remote working
- The multifaceted role of remote working in business operations
- How remote working enabled by IT services advances environmental sustainability
- Reduced transportation emissions
- Lower energy consumption
- Less office space
- The use of renewable energy sources
- Technology advancements
- How the environmental impact of working from home can be measured
- Sustainable IT solutions used for working from home
- References
- 12. Cryptocurrency and its impact on the environment
- Energy cost of cryptocurrency
- The Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index
- How to reduce the energy cost of cryptocurrency mining
- The Lightning Network
- Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanisms
- Renewable energy sources and mining pools
- Using waste gas flare for cryptocurrency mining
- Energy-efficient mining hardware
- Initiatives for reducing the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining
- The Crypto Climate Accord
- The BitGreen Project
- Sustainable infrastructure for cryptocurrency mining
- Blockware Solutions
- Greenidge Generation
- Northern Data
- Hydro66
- Marathon Digital
- References
- 13. Adiabatic reversible computing
- Power consumption in computing: Koomey's Law and Landauer's Principle
- Reversible computing
- Adiabatic computing
- Adiabatic reversible computing
- Adiabatic quantum computing
- References.