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Contents xix

Future Plans and Government Involvement 179
Lexington Green Data Center Conclusions 180
Chapter Summary and Conclusions 181
Chapter 11 ■ Worldwide Green IT Case Studies 183
World Community Grid™—A Green IT
Grid for Good 184
Understanding the Structure of Rice 186
The Clean Energy Project 186
A Green Data Center in Montpelier, France 187
Customer Pain Points 187
Strategy, Best Practices, and Solutions 188
PSSC Green Data Center of the Future Implementation 188
Innovation for Green IT—Local or Remote Access to the
Supervision Room 189
Istanbul, Turkey—Data Center Case Study 194
The Istanbul Green IT Data Center Solution for Cost-Saving 195
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Large Project in India (Over 30 Data Centers) 196
The Solution: Work with the Experts 196
The Organization’s Initiatives and Innovation 198
Compilation of the Organization’s Results 201
Future Plans During 2009 203
Chapter Summary and Conclusions 203

Chapter 12 ■ The Future of Green IT for Corporations 205
Review of IT Steps to Help Save the World! 206
1. Communicate Green IT Plans and Appoint an Energy Czar 207
2. Consolidate and Virtualize 207
3. Install Energy-Efficient Cooling Units 207
4. Measure and Optimize 207
5. Implement Efficient Applications and Deduplicate Data 208
6. Make Use of Rebates and Incentives 209
Green IT for the Future 209
A Roadmap for Green IT 210
Conclusions 214