GREEN IT
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C ONTENT

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Introduction

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Methodology

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Approaches to green IT

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Advantages of Green IT

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Problem and limitation

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Global Trends in Green IT

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Conclusion

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References
INTRODUCTION

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The Green IT consider

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Minimizing the negative impact of
information technology use on the
environment

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Using information technology to help
solve environmental issues
INTRODUCTION

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Why green IT

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Rising energy cost

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Management of e-waste

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Impact of the global climate change

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As organization strategy to reduce cost

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Reduce environmental impact

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As technology
METHODOLOGY

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Reducing environmental wastage

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Improving energy efficiency

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Green IT purchasing
A PPROACHES TO GREEN IT

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Product longevity

Ex/ manufacturing a new RAM module to upgrade an
existing one.
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Algorithmic Efficiency

Ex/switching from a slow search algorithm to a fast
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Resources Allocation

EX/energy allocation algorithm used routes traffic to
the data centers location with the cheapest energy
costs.
A PPROACHES TO G REEN IT

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Terminal Servers

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Power Management
A PPROACHES TO G REEN IT

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Storage

EX/ My space,
solid-state drives

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Material Recycling
A PPROACHES TO G REEN IT

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Data Center design

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Display
A PPROACHES TO G REEN IT

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Operating system support

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Multiple power plans, Third-party PC power
management software

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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
open stand used by Microsoft , Toshiba ,HP , Phoenix

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Virtualization
A DVANTAGES

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Reducing carbon and other GHG emissions

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Increasing cooling efficiency in the data center

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Reducing energy costs

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Companies are saving tons of money

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Reducing the amount of space need for servers

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Helping to minimize their environmental impact

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Green IT is simple concept to understand and apply
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P ROBLEM AND LIMITATION

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Cost

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Payback period

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Rapid technology change
T RENDS

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Green Data Centers

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Create a Green ROI Formula

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Green IT Innovator

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Serve Customers Smarter with Green IT
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C ONCLUSION
R EFERENCES

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1.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/benefits-of-greencomputing.html

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http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-being-greenbenefits-businesses.html

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http://globalfuturist.com/ThetoptengreenITtrends

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http://hosteddocs.ittoolbox.com/greenit.pdf

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http://LIVESTRONG.com/whatarethediadvantagesofgoinggreen

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http://www.michiganjb.org/issues/41/text41d.pdf

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http://www.techopedia.com/definition/14753/greencomputing
G ROUP

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MEMBERS

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UWU/IIT/10/0023 Kumara I.H.M.S.

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UWU/IIT/10/0011 Ekanayake E.M.M.P.K.

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UWU/IIT/10/0032 Ranasinghe R.M.I.S.

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UWU/IIT/10/0004 Balasooriya A.P.N.

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UWU/IIT/10/0049 Zimara N.M.
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G REEN

IT INITIATIVES
THANK YOU

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