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Green IT & Sustainable Computing / April 2024
Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate is studying the ecological impacts of computers and the cloud. In an excerpt for MIT Press, he says that "The Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry. A single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of 50,000 homes."
For April 2024, here are 12 books from JMU’s print and electronic collections that examine green IT and sustainable computing.
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Insolvent : how to reorient computing for just sustainability
The deep entanglement of information technology with our societies has raised hope for a transition to more sustainable and just communities. But computing's dominant frame of thinking is conceptually insufficient to address our current challenges, and computing continues to incur societal debts it cannot pay back.
The Green IT Guide
Become part of the solution to climate change and learn how you can reduce the carbon footprint and increase the sustainability of your IT systems.
Data centers of the future : reaching sustainability
As the demand for data grows exponentially, industries are looking to more sustainably grow their digital business footprint to maximize the benefits of the digital economy. Data centers, long perceived as egregious users of energy, are now strategically positioned to offer eco-friendly digital infrastructure.
Sustainable IT Playbook for Technology Leaders
At a critical point in human history, this book presents proven ways to gain the skills needed to develop sustainable IT practices and set yourself apart as a progressive technology leader.
Building Green Software
How will software development and operations have to change to meet the sustainability and green needs of the planet? And what does that imply for development organizations? In this eye-opening book, sustainable software advocates Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, and Sara Bergman provide a unique overview of this topic.
Cognitive Computing Using Green Technologies
Cognitive Computing is a new topic which aims to simulate human thought processes using computers that self-learn through data mining, pattern recognition, and natural language processing. This book focuses on the applications of Cognitive Computing in areas like Robotics, Blockchain, Deep Learning, and Wireless Technologies.