...Green Computing Research Project By James C. Frazier Part1 The purpose of this Green Computing Research Project is to research possible applications of green computing for We Are Big Incorporated. First, I want to define what is Green Computing: Environmental responsibility and sustainability in computing and/or IT systems, including overall energy efficiencies, responsible disposal of electronic waste and recycling programs, telecommuting, virtualization of server resources, thin client solutions, using open source software, and the development of new software to address green computing. In an article Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices, by San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment.” The applications being closely researched are as follows: • Data center and overall energy efficiency: Is a basic Energy Star program for organizations and using technology or data centers for multi-user/departmental uses. Cities teaming up with businesses to use tools like smart meters, data visualizations and even mobile technology to promote energy efficiency and urban sustainability. Quoting a report State of the World Report, by Diana Lind, April...
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...School of Business and IT Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (HV4555) W IT7400 Project Management in Information Technology Assignment 2 (Part 2 out of 2) Assignment 2 (40%) This written assignment consists of two parts submitted separately. Each of them will contribute 20% towards the final grade (40% in total). Part 2 - Due on the 14th of June 2016 Project plan for an IT project This written assignment has to be submitted in the form of a project plan. Purpose of the assignment: To test your knowledge, skills, and ability to create a project plan for a complex business problem and preform risk analysis. Expectations: For this assignment, you are expected to: 1. Prepare a project charter for the Research Project (See attached case study). Assume that the project will take six months to complete and that the budget is $500,000. Use the project charter template (charter.doc) and examples of the project charters in Chapters 3 and 4 of your textbook (Schwalbe, 2016) as guidelines. 2. Develop a scope statement for the project using the template (scope_statement.doc). Be as specific as possible in describing product characteristics and deliverables. IT7400 Assessments – Assignment 2-2 1 3. Develop a work breakdown structure (WBS) for the project. Break down the work to level 3 or level 4, as appropriate. Use the (wbs.doc) template as guides. Be sure to base your WBS on the project scope statement, stakeholder requirements, and...
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...1 EBM680 Q1-2016 Green Computing Research Project Introduction: The purpose of this research project (50% of final grade) is to use a structured approach to project management by practicing and executing a series of project related activities throughout the course. You will execute a series of project tasks that fall within the five major phases of a project. These are individual assignments, be sure to show all work and document references. Instructions and grading parameters are detailed below and under each task. You must follow instructions and formatting requirements as listed below and under task assignment Submit using MS Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) as instructed Include a cover page (where indicated) containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; properly document any references used All Assignments are Uploaded via Moodle Site to correct assignment folder Must submit each case study by the assignment due date – or points will be deducted Must be of high quality These are individual assignments – do your own work The specific course learning outcomes associated with these case studies are: Apply the concepts, knowledge and process areas of project management in accordance to the Project Management Institute Project Management Body of Knowledge ...
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...Green Computing Research Project – Part 1 CIS 517 – IT Project Management Green Computing Research Project Computer science educators are uniquely positioned to promote greater awareness of Green Computing, using the academic setting to encourage environmentally conscious use of technology. This paper reports on practical techniques that can engage faculty and students, enabling Green Computing to be integrated into the classroom and research laboratory. Analysis and empirical evaluation of each reported technique is given, comparing the efficacy of each in terms of energy, environmental and financial cost savings. These results are provided as technological and economic evidence for the benefits of “Going Green,” and to promote education in Green Computing in the classroom, department and research lab (Shen, W, 2005). We Are Big, Inc. is an international firm with over 100,000 employees in different countries. The goal of the project is to find environment friendly energy resources to reduce cost and increase energy efficiency. Green Computing Research Project has been authorized on January 24, 2013 as the date of authorization. Project Name: Green Computing Research Project Date of Authorization: January 24, 2013 Project Manager: Hatem Numan 1-320-761-8787 Hatem@wearebig.com Project Start date: January 24, 2013 Project End: July 24, 2013 Project budget: $500,000 Project Objectives: The objectiveof the project is to preparea detailed...
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...Green Computing Research Project By James C. Frazier Part1 The purpose of this Green Computing Research Project is to research possible applications of green computing for We Are Big Incorporated. First, I want to define what is Green Computing: Environmental responsibility and sustainability in computing and/or IT systems, including overall energy efficiencies, responsible disposal of electronic waste and recycling programs, telecommuting, virtualization of server resources, thin client solutions, using open source software, and the development of new software to address green computing. In an article Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices, by San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment.” The applications being closely researched are as follows: * Data center and overall energy efficiency: Is a basic Energy Star program for organizations and using technology or data centers for multi-user/departmental uses. Cities teaming up with businesses to use tools like smart meters, data visualizations and even mobile technology to promote energy efficiency and urban sustainability. Quoting a report State of the World Report, by Diana Lind...
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...study Research Questions Research Objectives Hypothesis Assumptions Limitations Definition of terms Summary Overview of study Introduction This introduction presents a context for this dissertation and helps clarify to the reader how fulfillment of the research aims and objectives will make a contribution to management of the campus. The discussion starts off with a background and purpose of the research project, and then it explains the research focus and gives a brief overview of the project‘s approach towards a literature research. History of Green computing In 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched Energy Star, a voluntary labeling program which is designed to promote and recognize energy-efficiency in monitors, climate control equipment, and other technologies. This resulted in the widespread adoption of sleep mode among consumer electronics. The term "green computing" was probably coined shortly after the Energy Star program began; For a PC disposal, it is necessary to know everything there is to know in order to be involved in green computing. Basically, the whole green aspect came about quite a few years back when the news that the environment was not a renewable resource really hit home and people started realizing that they had to do their part to protect the environment. Basically, the efficient use of computers and computing is what...
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...IS550 – Assignment Schwalbe, Kathy (2013-01-01). Information Technology Project Management (Page A.4). Cengage Textbook. Kindle Edition. Task 1 Green computing is the environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources and covers many potential areas of use. This research project was conducted by We Are Big Pharma, Inc. to learn more about green computing technologies and large corporate initiatives. Several green computing areas were researched and our findings are described below: Data center and overall energy efficiency Data centers are huge consumers of energy due to the electrical demands of the hardware components and the cooling systems that are required to maintain the optimal environment for the hardware. Largely because of the high cost of the energy required (estimated at $0.71 per hardware dollar by 2011), many companies are looking for ways to be more energy efficient. IBM expanded a data center in Boulder, Colorado and made the facility 45% more energy efficient than their typical data center. They used their own high-density computing systems with server and storage virtualization in conjunction with energy-efficient power and cooling systems (Brodkin, 2007). Disposal of electronic waste and recycling Electronic waste is a major concern to communities and countries around the world due to the volume of generated waste and the toxic components that may contaminate the ground, water, and impact workers in the waste facilities. Dell is a leader...
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...Is Green IT Threat to Security Dissertation Supervisor name: Student name : Student number: Intake: Contents 1 Introduction 4 1.2 purposes of study 6 1.3 Problem Gartner research on Green 6 1.4 Background and Motivation 7 1.5 Audience 8 1.6 Outcome of Study 8 2 Introduction 10 2.1 Green IT 10 2.2 Why IT Need to be Green 12 2.3 Benefits of Green IT 13 2.4 Companies Interest in Green IT 14 2.5 Green IT and Information Assurance and Security 14 2.6 Information Assurance and Security 15 2.7 Green IT from Information Assurance viewpoint 16 2.8 Dimension of Green IT 18 2.9 Green IT Initiatives 19 3 Introduction 21 3.1 Research design 21 3.2 Justification of paradigm and methodology 22 3.3 Data Collection Methods 23 3.3.1 Questionnaires 23 3.3.2 Interview 24 3.4 Data Analysis and Interpretation 25 3.5 Ethical Considerations 25 3.6 Chapter Summary 26 4 Introduction 27 4.1 Presentation and Analysis of data 28 4.1.1 Quantitative data analysis 29 4.1.2 Demographic Questions: 29 4.2 Technical question 32 4.2.1 Quantitative analysis 46 4.3 Quantitative analysis 46 4.4 Chapter summary: 47 4.5 Recommendation and suggestions 48 5 Introduction 49 5.1 Security assurance in cloud computing 50 5.1.1 Confidentiality 51 5.1.2 Correctness Assurance 51 5.1.3 Availability 51 5.1.4 Data Integrity 52 5.2 Security guideline 52 5.2.1 Cloud Service Provider Agent (CSPA)...
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...CASE STUDY QUESTIONS 1. What business and social problems does data center power consumption cause? Excessive power consumption uses vast amount of electricity that must be generated through hydroelectric plants or coal-fired power plants. While hydroelectric generation plants are less stressful on the environment than coal-fired, nevertheless, they do pull resources from more useful purposes. Coal-fired power plants generate huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere which some scientists and politicians claim is a major cause of global warming. Social implications of increased power consumption point to global warming. 2. What solutions are available for these problems? Which are the most environment-friendly? Some of the solutions to cut power consumption discussed in the case study are a good beginning. Building data centers that take advantage of hydroelectric power generation rather than coal-fired power plants; renewable energy projects; alternative energy; employee telecommuting; thin client computers, software that automatically turns computers off; more efficient chips. Perhaps the most environment-friendly solutions are those that control the hardware and software, thereby controlling the problem at its source. Virtualization holds great promise as a way to reduce power requirements by reducing the number of servers required to run applications. 3. What are the business benefits and costs of these solutions? Even though...
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...Chapter 11: Green Computing Prof. Yuh-Shyan Chen Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering National Taipei University Prof. Chih-Shun Hsu Department of Information Management Shih Hsin University Outline 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Abstract Green computing architecture Regulations and industry initiatives Approaches to green computing Conclusion Reference 2 1. Abstract 1. Abstract • In 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency launched Energy Star, a voluntary labeling program which is designed to promote and recognize energy efficiency in monitors, climate control equipment, and other technologies. • “Green computing" was probably coined shortly after the Energy Star program began. • Energy management has always been an important topic for laptop manufacturers, who have been working on this for years as they struggled to manage weight versus battery life issues. 3 1. Abstract Definition of Green Computing • Green computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. • The primary objective of such a program is to account for the triple bottom line (or "People, Planet, Profit"). • Modern IT systems rely upon a complicated mix of people, networks and hardware; as such, a green computing initiative must be systemic in nature, and address increasingly sophisticated problems. 4 1. Abstract Green Computing Regula-ons and industry ini-a-ves Government Industry Green Compu-ng Approaches ...
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...Contents Page 1. Introduction 2. Conclusion 3. Appendices 4. Reference Green Information Technology (Green IT) refers to environmentally sustainable computing that addresses both IT and related sustainability problems. Over recent years, Green IT has become one of the world`s top important issues as both organizations and governments came under pressure to address the environmental sustainability concerns about Green IT. According to Elliot et.al, 2008, despite the increasing concerns from governments, businesses and organizations to Green their IT, their capability towards Green It still remains questionable as there is not much literature that has modelled a Green It capability construct and developed a valid and reliable instrument to measure this construct. The main purpose of this paper is to highlight the key impacts of Green Information Technology and to identify the intuitiveness and key dimensions of organizations to develop a reliable and valid operation toward Green IT. This study can be considered as a preliminary attempt to construct an understanding towards the impact and the progressive reliable instrument that organizations used building towards the “Green It” concept. This paper is structured as follows: First; the understanding of Green It which includes the impact and the advantages of Green It .Second; the implementation and the development of the Green It concept by the organization and the society....
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...Green Computing Research Project By Greg Smith CIS 517 Professor Elkhatib 10/18/2011 Project Title: Green Computing Research Project Project Start Date: October 18, 2011 Projected Finish Date: April 20, 2012 Budget Information: The firm has allocated $500,000 for this project. The majority of costs for this project will be both internal resources and external resources (if needed) providing the skill sets needed to provide expertise in green computing solutions. Project Manager: Greg Smith (757) 713-4425, gregosmith@myemail.com Project Objectives: Develop an effective solution in providing more cost effective, energy efficient means of producing computer products and meeting the energy needs of the data center in an effort to reduce the energy cost. Find ways to reduce data storage issues by considering cloud computing to reduce costs in additional storage hardware and labor hours required to maintain physical data storage usage. External consultants will be utilized as subject matter experts in green computing contributing ideas in the initial planning and development stage in assisting in providing technological concepts used to facilitate a green computing environment. The company will also consult with members of the Green Grid in providing green technology solutions to datacenters.” As business demands increase, so does the number of data center facilities which house a rising amount of powerful IT equipment. Data center managers...
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...Assignment 3 (MCAP-303) Perform an Internet search on the phrase “green computing” and then answer the following questions. How would you define green computing? Green computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. It is also defined as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems—efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment.” Green computing is the environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources. Such practices include the implementation of energy-efficient central processing units (CPUs), servers and peripherals as well as reduced resource consumption and proper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). GREEN computing is the environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources. Such included the implementation of energy-efficient central processing units as well as reduced resource consumption and proper disposal of electronic waste. Modern IT systems rely upon a complicated mix of people, networks and hardware; therefore GREEN computing initiative must be systemic in nature. GREEN computing may comprise items such as management restructuring, energy use, virtualization of server resources, and return on investment. The term “GREEN computing” was coined shortly after the Energy Star program. The Energy Star...
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...Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied. scanned. or duplicated. in whole or in pan. C.2 Appendix C Natalie. overseeillg {he program. There arc several projects undcTIlcmh {his program, olle being the Greell Computing Hcscarch Project , The CIO and projcC! sponsor. Be ll, has givell this project high priority and plans {() hold special imcr"icws to hand -pick (he project manager and team. Bell is aL~o a memher of {he program sleeTing commincc. Be fore coming to We Are mg, Inc., Be ll sponsored a project at a large eom pmcr firm to imprOl'c d ata cemcr efficiency. This projcct , however, is much broader thall tim! one was. The main purpose o f the GrL'e1l COmputing Hcscarch Project is ({) research possible applicatiolls o f green L'()lllptHing including: Data cen ter and {wcrall e nergy dficicllcy The d isposal o f clcc!Ton ic WlISIe and recycling Telecommuting Virtua!iz;1tioll of server resourccs Thill dicm solmiolls u,," of 01"''' "oun.,,, ""flw"r", "",.1 Dcvelopmcm o f IlCW software 10 addrcss green computing for imcrnal use alld pOlelltial sale 10 mher orgall izatiolls Thc budgel for [he projcct was S500, 000, ami thc blo::ll \\1IS 10 provide all cxtensll'e report, illcludillg detailctl financial analysis alld recommelldations 0 11 what green compming lechnologies [0 implemem . OffiCial project re(luest forms for thc rccommcllded solutions would also he crcaled a ~...
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...Management (MCAP-303) Perform an Internet search on the phrase “green computing” and then answer the following questions. How would you define green computing? Green computing or green IT, refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. It is also defined as "the study and practice of designing, manufacturing, using, and disposing of computers, servers, and associated subsystems—such as monitors, printers, storage devices, and networking and communications systems—efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment.” Green computing is the environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources. Such practices include the implementation of energy-efficient central processing units (CPUs), servers and peripherals as well as reduced resource consumption and proper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). GREEN computing is the environmentally responsible use of computers and related resources. Such included the implementation of energy-efficient central processing units as well as reduced resource consumption and proper disposal of electronic waste. Modern IT systems rely upon a complicated mix of people, networks and hardware; therefore GREEN computing initiative must be systemic in nature. GREEN computing may comprise items such as management restructuring, energy use, virtualization of server resources, and return on investment. The term “GREEN computing” was coined shortly after the Energy Star program. The Energy Star...
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