Empowering Green Initiatives with IT: A Strategy and Implementation Guide - Hardcover

Speshock, Carl H.

9780470587522: Empowering Green Initiatives with IT: A Strategy and Implementation Guide

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470587520 ISBN 13: 9780470587522

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

A straightforward guide to the role of IT departments and vendor's in assisting organizations in going green with the aid of IT-related resources and offerings. This book provides organizations with strategy, planning, implementation, assessment guidance for their Green initiatives. It discusses the many benefits of Green initiatives with the assistance, integration and collaboration of IT department and vendors, i.e. custom and vendor application development and reporting tools, Green IT examples, business intelligence dashboards that can perform analytical and predictive analysis of green related business data. * Outlines the major benefits to be gained through Green initiatives with IT * Shows you how your business can strategize, plan, implement, assess Green initiatives solutions with IT * Explores how to develop Green initiative strategies, plans, projects, and assessments that integrate IT resources and offerings effectively. Practical and thorough, this book includes helpful checklists, glossary, and resources to get started with your business's Green initiatives.

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 09 Pages: 235 Publisher: John Wiley A straightforward guide to the role of IT Departments. and Vendor's in assisting ORGANIZATIONS in going green with the aid of IT-related Resources and offerings.This book provides organizations with strategy. planning. implementation. assessment guidance for their Green initiatives. It discusses the many benefits of Green initiatives with the assistance. integration and collaboration of IT department and vendors. ie custom and vendor application development and reporting tools. Green IT examples. business intelligence dashboards that can perform analytical and predictive analysis of green related business data.Outlines the major benefits to be gained through Green initiatives with ITShows you how your business can strategize. plan. implement. assess Green initiatives solutions with ITExplores how to develop Green ...

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Praise for Empowering Green Initiatives with IT: A Strategy and Implementation Guide

"Carl Speshock has tackled a broad topic and delivered a touchdown! This comprehensive guide is informative, delivering step-by-step approaches through the stages of Green initiatives within the IT department that is easily understandable by anyone involved. Empowering Green Initiatives with IT: A Strategy and Implementation Guide is a relevant resource that will be referenced over and over again."
--Jon Lindy, President, Technology Business Research, Inc.

"Carl Speshock hits all the major requirements for developing strategic sustainability initiatives. A great primer for anyone looking to launch an effective green project-big or small, short-or long-term. His focus on ROI will help ensure the success and long-term viability of your green program."
--Michelle C. Naquin, Green Technology Alliance

"As global energy demands continue to increase and regulations take shape to create a low-carbon economy, businesses are searching for ways to grow while becoming more efficient. IT has and will continue to be a considerable component of the business environment, and while challenges exist, leaders will rise to the top through innovation and execution. Carl Speshock provides practical strategies for business executives to employ technology to help reduce the impact of corporate operations and build for a better future."
--Rob Bernard, Chief Environmental Strategist, Microsoft Corporation

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