Empowering green initiatives with IT : a strategy and implementation guide / / Carl Speshock

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826440803321
• Autore: Speshock Carl H
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2010
• ISBN: 1-119-19997-2; 1-282-81702-7; 9786612817021; 0-470-90649-9; 0-470-90647-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/083
• Soggetti: Data processing service centers - Energy conservation; Information technology - Environmental aspects; Green technology - Data processing; Social responsibility of business
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Empowering Green Initiatives with IT: A Strategy and Implementation Guide; Contents; Preface; How to Use This Book; Chapter Organization; Notes; Chapter 1: Green Initiative Drivers and Benefits with IT; Drivers for Green Initiatives; Benefits of Green Initiatives with IT Overview; Summary; Notes; Chapter 2: IT Resources and Offerings to Assist Green Initiatives; IT Resources; IT Offerings; Summary; Notes; Chapter 3: Green Initiative Strategy with IT; Strategy Mapping; Strategy Framework Components; Summary; Notes; Chapter 4: Green Initiative Planning with IT; Planning Stage Overview; Environmental Management SystemPlanning Stage Process Flow; Planning Stage Tips; Summary; Notes; Chapter 5: Green Initiative Implementation with IT; Implementation Stage Overview; Implementation Stage Process Flow; Implementation Stage Tips; Summary; Notes; Chapter 6: Green Initiative Assessment with IT; Assessment Stage Overview; Assessment Stage Process Flow; Assessment Stage Tips; Summary; Notes; Appendix A: Resources and ; Links; Appendix B: Planning Green Initiatives with IT Checklist; Appendix C: Implementing Green Initiatives with IT Checklist; Glossary; About the Author; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A straightforward guide to the role of IT departments and vendor's in assisting organizations in going green with the aid of IT-related resources and offerings. This book provides organizations with strategy, planning, implementation, assessment guidance for their Green initiatives. It discusses the many benefits of Green initiatives with the assistance, integration and collaboration of IT department and vendors, i.e. custom and vendor application development and reporting tools, Green IT examples, business intelligence dashboards that can perform analytical and predictive analysis of