Building a Green IT Team

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 that permeates the entire company. Driven by the desire to not only help the environment by reducing waste and energy emissions but to cut costs by implementing alternative solutions, these authors offer tips for setting green goals, reducing redundancies, and managing power consumption. From defining what "green IT" means to embracing energy savings in paper and pulp to choosing vendors for greener systems, these authors 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. This book provides valuable insight for those looking to incorporate green ideas into IT planning and processes by garnering executive support for green initiatives and attracting employees with environmental experience. Highlighting the importance of contributing to conservational efforts rather than sitting on the sidelines, these authors 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 different niches presented and 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. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

• 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 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 Challenge"