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power consumption. See also energy efficiency PSPs (Personal Sustainability Projects),
automated tiered storage, 245 Wal-Mart, 207–208
computer settings and, 56–57 public trust, transitioning to green and, 278
cost savings, 15–18 PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness), 255–257
datacenters and, 16–17, 222 purchase price, overall product cost and, 136
Dell solutions, 177 purchasing plans, environmentally
heat and, 6 preferable, 89
lower power computers, 52–54
monitoring, 46–48 Q
monitors and, 59–61 qualitative reviews, 285
organizational policies, 90 quantitative reviews, 284
overview of, 4, 45
power supplies, 61 R
problems related to, 45–46 Rackspace case study, 193–196
reducing, 49–52 embracing green solutions, 193–194
servers, 55–56 environmental responsibility as core
software for managing, 62 business value, 194–196
solutions, 6 overview of, 193
storage devices and, 57–59 supplier-oriented programs, 196
uses of power, 5–6 RAID (redundant array of independent
virtualization and, 233 disks)
wireless devices and, 61–62 reducing power consumption, 58–59
power management features, datacenter storage costs related to, 246
design, 222 storage device based virtualization, 247
power supplies, 230–232 rainwater collection, for flush toilets at
efficiency of, 17, 231–232 UWRF, 199, 201
HP PCs, 182 raised floors, airflow optimization, 71
load management issues, 232 realistic aspect, of SMART goals, 281
overview of, 230 rebates, environmental, 90
reducing power consumption, 61 rechargeable batteries
redundancy and, 232 California legislation regarding
sizing considerations, 230 takeback and recycling, 29
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), 255–257 managing pollutants, 92
PowerEdge servers, HP, 176–177 ReCycle task force, StEP (Solving the
PowerExecutive, IBM, 47 E-waste Problem), 22–23
print cartridges. See toner cartridges recycling, 127–149
printers, Energy Star certification, 159 Africa’s e-waste problem, 128–130
process reengineering, 82–83 business of, 7–8
procurement, green, 83, 266 buying vs. leasing, 137–138
product innovations, HP case study, 192–193 CDs/DVDs, 146–149
products certification of recyclers, 141
life cycle. See life cycle, product China’s e-waste problem, 127–128
Wal-Mart initiatives, 206, 211 companies providing, 139–141
provisioning (deploying) Dell case study, 174
Compellent Storage Center’s thin equipment, 130–131
provisioning feature, 249 EU (European Union) and, 8–9
virtualization and, 234