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overview of, 215 desktop computers. See also PCs (personal
power consumption, 16–17, 215–216 computers)
power management features, 222 e-waste toxins, 5
power supplies, 222, 230–232 power consumption and, 15
server configuration, 219 developing nations, Policy and Legislation
server replacement policies, 222 task force and, 21
server repurposing, 225–226 diffusers, supplying air directly to heat
server upgrades, 220 sources, 73
sizing considerations, 219–220 digital dashboards, tools for tracking/
standards, 223 measuring data, 258
ventilation, 219 direct emissions, carbon footprint, 13
virtualization, 14, 224–225 Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS),
worldwide growth in datacenters, VMware, 239
216–217 donate program, HP, 187–189
DCE (Datacenter Efficiency), 255–257 drives. See hard drives
DCEA (Dell Datacenter Environmental DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler),
Assessment), 178 VMware, 239
decision making pyramid, 86 DVDs/CDs, recycling, 146–149
deforestation, 104 Dynamic Smart Cooling solution, HP, 69–70,
degaussing hard drives, 144–145 185, 193
deleting data, from hard drives, 143
Dell case study, 173–182 E
business-oriented program, 175–176 e-mail, paperless office and, 106–107
customer interaction and, 181–182 e-waste
customer-oriented program, 176 Africa and, 128–130
DCEA (Dell Datacenter Environmental China and, 127–128
Assessment), 178 EU (European Union) and, 8–9
design standards, 179 landfills and, 7
Energy Smart certification, 179 recycling process and, 8
facility policies, 181 shipping overseas, 7–8
green initiatives, 178–179 toxic, 4–5
nonprofit partnership program, 175 U.S. and, 9
overview of, 173–174 E-Waste Stewardship Project, BAN, 24
partnerships, 178 ECO (Earth Consciousness Organization), 198
recycling program, 174 economic life, products, 136
supplier-oriented programs, 180–181 economizers, 67–69
technologies in PowerEdge servers, air-side, 67–68
176–177 overview of, 67
transportation policies, 179–180 water-side, 68–69
Dell Datacenter Environmental Assessment EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), 123–126
(DCEA), 178 benefits of, 123
deploying (provisioning), virtualization cost savings, 125
and, 234 obstacles to, 125–126
design, green, 138–139 standards, 124
design standards VANs (Value Added Networks)
Dell case study, 179 and, 124
HP case study, 189–191