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Foundations of Green IT is the first practical, technical, ROI-driven guide to successfully deploying “Green IT” data center technologies. This book isn’t about “evangelizing” green IT: it’s about getting down in the trenches and making it work. Marty Poniatowski and a team of leading Green IT consultants from CDI present detailed technical information for data center professionals who want to systematically identify the right improvements, implement them, maximize savings, and accurately calculate business value. You’ll find comprehensive case studies for three of the highest-value Green IT opportunities: server consolidation and virtualization; data center backup/recovery/archiving; and networking, including VoIP implementation. Each case study covers analyzing current environments, setting goals, identifying opportunities for innovation, defining implementation plans, and calculating ROI. Drawing on their unsurpassed Green IT experience, CDI’s team presents detailed implementation diagrams and performance information available nowhere else. You’ll find independent, detailed coverage of solutions from VMware, EMC, Cisco, and other leading vendors, complete with optimized sample designs and realistic ROI projections. Foundations of Green IT is an indispensable resource for everyone responsible for improving data center efficiency, including CIOs, IT Directors, system architects, network and system administrators, and technical managers.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 9 Ratings

Would Highly Recommend - 2009-08-27
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Mr. Poniatowski covers all the hot topics of "Green IT" which is relevant to the times we live in today - The book looks at what every IT professional is dealing with, and that's power or lack of it due to the ever increasing demand, e-waste and it's plague on our planet, going paperless, TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), ROI (Return on Investment) and other related topics, all centered around the "Green" movement. This book is well thought out and addresses the key issues in a manner which provides a clear understanding of various choices that can be made to help make the environment better. Information Technology (IT) is the lifeblood of every aspect of our civilization. By considering the importance of Green IT as one of the parameters to be addressed during their decision making and making some green IT choices, Executives can help minimize the impact of Information Technology installations on the environment. I found this book very informative.

Technical specifics make this a powerful recommendation - 2009-11-17
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Foundations of Green IT: Consolidation, Virtualization, Efficiency and ROI in the Data Center is a pick for any college-level computer collection strong in networking issues. It comes from a team of leading Green IT consultants and provides technical information and case studies for consolidation, better design, and reducing PC waste. Technical specifics make this a powerful recommendation.

Do more with less - 2009-09-01
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This is a well planned, informative and well written book on how to truly leverage the power of today's technology to "do more with less". I know I learned a lot from both, contributing and reading this book.

Timely information in a tough market - 2009-08-31
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Foundations of Green IT comes at a very important time in the IT industry and I think Mr Poniatowski does a great job of bringing the most pressing issues forward. Cost savings are paramount to organizations looking for an edge in today's marketplace and this book highlights such cost saving solutions as virtualization and consolidation. I think it's also very telling that the book looks forward to cloud computing and the future of consolidation as the pace of change is ever increasing. It's a very helpful resource for both IT professionals and those looking to learn more about making your infrastructure more "green".

Well written and informative. - 2009-08-25
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Receiving a copy off the press I got the opportunity to be one of the first to read the finished product. The book breaks down all aspects of network environments as it pertains to storage, backup, and security. This book is a great addition to any Data Center Admin's library as it contains tons of useful info for any environment.

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