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Building a Green IT Team Leading CTOs and CIO on Implementing Green Procedures Garnering Executive Support and Developing Best Practices for Energy Conservation - Inside the Minds Author: Aspatore Books Staff Building a Green IT Team is an authoritative, insider's perspective on developing an eco-friendly approach to business through IT-driven practices and policies. Featuring CTOs and CIOs representing some of the top companies in the nation, this book provides best practices for establishing a green IT mentality. These authors offer tips for settin...  more »g green goals, reducing redundancies, and managing power consumption. They outline the many small, specific changes that should start within the IT department but will make a big difference when applied across an entire organization. They also demonstrate how to leverage IT by devising a long-term strategy that will benefit the earth as well as the bottom line of the company. The breadth of perspectives represented enable readers to get inside some of the leading green technology minds of today, as these insiders offer up their thoughts around the keys to instituting sustainable business systems through the IT department. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Lawrence Frederick, Associate Provost and Chief Information Officer, University of the Pacific - "Developing Strategies for a Greener Future" 2. Jason Davenport, Marketing/IT Director, Franmar Chemical Inc. - "Implementing Green Policies in Every Department" 3. Jesse Carrillo, Chief Technology Officer, Hines - "Leading by Example: Establishing a Green Mentality" 4. Les Lloyd, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Saint Leo University - "Saving Energy through Virtualization" 5. Joseph Fish, Chief Technology Officer, SmartPros Ltd. - "Sound Business Sense: Cutting Energy Consumption and Costs" 6. Gerald R. Clark, Corporate Manager, IT, Interstate Resources Inc. - "Waste Not, Want Not: Building a Sustainable Business Environment" 7. Gerard Forster, Vice President, IT, Tarsadia Hotels - "Beyond Altruistic: IT Takes the Lead on Green for Bottom-Line Results" 8. Jordan Kaufman, Chief Information Officer, The Princeton Review - "Designing for the Environment: Successful Green IT Initiatives" 9. Matthew Lenzini, Supervisor, IT and Green IT Committee Chair, Pepco Holdings Inc. - "Reclaim, Consolidate, Educate: A Practical Approach to Going Green" 10. Greggory R. Garrett, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, T-Systems North America Inc. - "Reducing the Company s Carbon Footprint by Consuming Power Differently" 11. Mark Stanton, APAC Eco Director, Sun Microsystems - "Acting Environmentally Responsibly: Encouraging Eco-Friendly IT Innovation" 12. Dale Sartor, Applications Team Leader, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - "Green Datacenters: The Key to Energy Efficiency" 13. Angelo J. Valletta, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Sun National Bank - "In Search of the Green: IT Conservation in in the Banking Industry" 14. Jennifer L. Costley, Ph.D., Director, Information Technology, Credit Suisse - "Integrating Green IT Thinking into Your Company" 15. Richard Hodges, Chief Executive Officer, GreenIT - "IT and S3 Planning: A Roadmap to the Sustainable Enterprise" 16. Eric Lauzon, Chief Information Officer, Nortel Asia, Nortel Networks - "The Green Challeng  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9780314194954 ISBN-10: 0314194959 Publication Date: 11/30/2008 Pages: 148 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Thomson West; Aspatore Books Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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