Green information technology : a sustainable approach / [electronic resource] edited by Mohammad Dastbaz, Colin Pattinson, Babak Akhgar. Dastbaz, M. (Mohammad), editor. Pattinson, Colin, editor. Akhgar, Babak, editor. Cloud computing. Data processing service centers Energy conservation. Big data. QA76.585 004.67/82 23 Includes index. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed March 18, 2015). This book presents practical techniques and methodologies for designing, building and implementing a green technology strategy in any large enterprise environment. Topics include: using green procurement and supply chain programs in the IT infrastructure; how to use big data to drive efficiencies and establish a framework for sustainability in the information technology infrastructure; how cloud computing can be used to consolidate corporate IT environments using large-scale shared infrastructure reducing the overall environmental impact and unlocking new efficiencies; use cases for Green IT such as data center energy efficiency and cloud computing sustainability and risk. -- Edited summary from book. 2015 Text 1 online resource http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128013793 eng Green information technology : a sustainable approach. Green information technology : a sustainable approach.