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Secure Erase, hard drives, 145–146 solid state drives (SSDs), 57
selling back power. See buy back programs Solving the E-waste Problem. See StEP
sensors, humidity, 74 (Solving the E-waste Problem)
SER (Social and Environmental sourcing, green, 82, 83
Responsibility), 191–192 Space, Watts, and Performance (SWaP),
Serial ATA (SATA) drives, 51 257–258
servers specific aspect, of SMART goals, 281
blade. See blade servers SprayCool, 217–218
configuring for efficiency, 219 SQL Server, Microsoft, 259
consolidation of, 221, 223–224 SSDs (solid state drives), 57
cost savings, 225 standards/initiatives
energy efficiency, 222 datacenter design, 223
green workplace and, 160 overview of, 19–20
hardware reduction, 225 standards/initiatives, Asian
power consumption, 55–56 China, 40–41
power management features, 222 Japan, 39–40
reducing number needed for Korea, 41–42
information systems, 267 standards/initiatives, Australia, 33–34
replacement policies, 222 standards/initiatives, Canadian, 31–33
repurposing, 225–226 standards/initiatives, European
upgrading to energy-efficient, 220 list by country, 37–39
virtualization. See virtualization, overview of, 34
server RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous
servers, Remote Desktop, 164, 165–167 Substances Directive), 35
service providers, 100–101 WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic
outsourcing and, 100–101 Equipment) Directive, 34–35
recycling, 139–141 standards/initiatives, global
SharePoint Server, 265 BAN (Basel Action Network), 23–24
shipping, Dell initiatives, 179 Basel Convention, 24–26
shredding UN (United Nations), 20–23
documents, 111 standards/initiatives, U.S., 26–31
hard drives, 145 EPEAT (Electronic Product
sizing considerations Environmental Assessment Tool),
datacenter design, 219–220 26–27
power supplies, 230 National Computer Recycling Act, 27
SMART goals, 281–282 overview of, 26
SmartWay initiative, EPA, 179 state regulations, 27–31
SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing), 238 state regulations
Social and Environmental Responsibility California, 28–29
(SER), 191–192 listed by state, 30–31
software overview of, 27
for reducing power consumption, 62 staying green, 277–290
requirements for paperless office, analyzing data, 283–285
109–110 audits, 285
Software as a Service. See SaaS (Software as baselines and benchmarks, 283
a Service) certifications, 287–288
solar cells, 6 CGOs (Chief Green Officers), 277–278
