CS8078 GREEN COMPUT ING L T P C

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OBJECT IVES:

 To learn the fundamentals of Green Computing.

 To analyze the Green computing Grid Framewor k.
 To understand the issues related with Green compliance.
 To study and develop various case studies.

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS 9

Green IT Fundamentals: Business, IT, and the Environment – Green computing:

carbon foot print, scoop on power – Green IT Strategies : Dri vers, Di mensions, and
Goals – Environmentally Responsible Business: Policies, Practices, and Metrics.

UNIT II GREEN ASSETS AND MODELING 9

Green Assets: Buildings, Data Centers, Net wor ks, and Devices – Green Business
Process Management: Modeling, Opti m i zation, and Collaboration – Green Enterprise
Architecture – Environmental Intelligence – Green Suppl y Chains – Green
Infor mation Systems: Desi gn and Development Models.

UNIT III GRID FRAMEWORK 9

Virtualization of IT systems – Role of electric utilities, T elecommuting,
teleconferencing and teleporting – Materials recycling – Best ways for Green PC –
Green Data center – Green Grid framewor k.

UNIT IV GREEN COMPLIANCE 9

Socio -cultural aspects of Green IT – Green Enterprise Transformation Roadmap –
Green Compli ance: Protocols, Standards, and Audits – Emer gent Carbon Issues:
Technologies and Future.

UNIT V CASE STUDIES 9

The Environmentally Responsible Business Strategies (ERBS) – Case Study
Scenarios for Trial Runs – Case Studies – Appl ying Green IT Strategies a nd
Applications to a Home, Hospital, Packaging Industry and Telecom Sector.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:

 Acquire knowledge to adopt green computing practices to mini mi ze negati ve

impacts on the environment.
 Enhance the skill in energy saving practices in their use of hardware.
 Evaluate technology tools that can reduce paper waste and carbon footprint
by the stakeholders.
 Understand the ways t o mini mi ze equipment disposal requirements .

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Bhuvan Unhel kar, ―Green IT Strategies and Applications -Using

Environmental Intelli gence‖, CRC Press, June 2014.
2. Woody Leonhard, Kat herine Murray, ―Green Home computing for dummies‖,
August 2012.

REFERENCES:

1. Alin Gales, Michael Schaefe r, Mi ke Ebbers, ―Green Data Center: steps for
the Journey‖, Shroff/ IBM rebook, 2011.
2. John Lamb, ―The Greening o f IT‖, Pearson Education, 2009.
3. Jason Harris, ―Green Computing and Green IT - Best Practices on regulations
& industr y‖, Lulu.com, 2008
4. Carl speshocky, ―Empowering Green Initiatives with IT‖, John Wiley & Sons,
2010.
5. Wu Chun Feng (editor ), ―Green computing: Large Scale energy efficiency‖,
CRC Press
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OB J ECT IVE S :

 T o lear n t h e f u nd a me n t a ls o f Gr ee n Co mp u ti n g.
 T o ana l yze t he Gr e e n co mp u ti n g Grid Fr a me wo r k.
 T o und er sta nd t he i s s ue s r ela ted wi t h Gree n co m p lia n ce.
 T o st ud y a nd d e velo p va r io us ca se s t ud i es.

UNIT I FU ND AME NT ALS 9

Gree n IT F u nd a me n ta l s: B u si n es s, I T , a nd t h e E n vi ro n me n t – Gree n co mp ut i n g: carb o n fo o t

p ri nt, s co o p o n p o we r – Gr ee n IT St rat e gi es : Dri ve rs, D i me n s io n s, a nd Go al s –
En v iro n me n ta ll y R esp o n sib le B u si n e ss : P o l ici e s, P ract ice s, a nd M etr ic s.

UNIT II GR EEN ASS ET S AND MOD E LI NG 9

Gree n As se t s: B ui ld i n g s , Dat a Ce n ter s, N et wo r k s, a nd De v ic es – Gr ee n B u si n es s P ro ce s s

Ma na ge me nt : Mo d el i n g, Op t i m i zat io n, a nd Co l l ab o rat io n – G ree n E nter p ris e Ar c hi tec t ure
– E n viro n me n t al I nte ll i g en ce – Gr ee n S up p l y C h ai n s – Gre e n I n fo r ma t io n S ys t e ms : De s i g n
and De v elo p me n t Mo d e l s.

UNIT III GR I D F R AMEW OR K 9

Vir t ual iz at io n o f I T s ys t e ms – Ro le o f el ec tric u til it ie s, T el eco m mu t i n g, tel eco n fe re nc i n g
and tel ep o rt i n g – Ma ter i al s r ec yc li n g – B e s t wa y s fo r Gr ee n P C – Gree n Dat a ce n ter – Gr ee n
Grid fr a me wo r k.

UNIT IV GR EEN COMP LI AN C E 9

So c io -c ul t ur a l a sp ec t s o f Gr ee n I T – Gre e n E nt erp ri se T ra ns fo r ma tio n Ro ad ma p – Gr ee n
Co mp li a n ce : P r o to co l s, Sta n d ar d s, a nd Aud it s – E mer ge n t C arb o n I ss u es : T ech no lo g ie s a nd
F ut ur e.

UNIT V C ASE ST UD I E S 9
T he E n viro n me nt al l y Re sp o n sib le B u si ne s s Str at eg ie s (E RB S) – Ca se S t ud y Sce n ario s fo r
T rial R u n s – C as e S t ud ie s – Ap p l yi n g Gree n I T Strate g ie s a nd Ap p lic atio n s to a Ho me,
Ho sp it al, P a c ka g i n g I nd u str y a nd T ele co m Sec to r.

T OT AL: 4 5 P ER IO DS

T EXT B OOK S:

1 . B h u va n U n he l kar , ―Gr ee n IT Str ate g ie s a nd Ap p l ica tio n s - Us i n g E n v iro n me n tal

In tel li g e nce ‖, C R C P r e s s , J u ne 2 0 1 4 .
2 . W o o d y Leo n har d , Ka t h er i ne M urra y, ― Gre e n Ho me co mp ut i n g fo r d u m mi e s ‖,
Au g u s t 2 0 1 2 .
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OB J ECT IVE S :

 T o lear n t h e f u nd a me n t a ls o f Gr ee n Co mp u ti n g.
 T o ana l yze t he Gr e e n co mp u ti n g Grid Fr a me wo r k.
 T o und er sta nd t he i s s ue s r ela ted wi t h Gree n co m p lia n ce.
 T o st ud y a nd d e velo p va r io us ca se s t ud i es.

UNIT I FU ND AME NT ALS 9

Gree n IT F u nd a me n ta l s: B u si n es s, I T , a nd t h e E n vi ro n me n t – Gree n co mp ut i n g: carb o n fo o t

p ri nt, s co o p o n p o we r – Gr ee n IT St rat e gi es : Dri ve rs, D i me n s io n s, a nd Go al s –
En v iro n me n ta ll y R esp o n sib le B u si n e ss : P o l ici e s, P ract ice s, a nd M etr ic s.

UNIT II GR EEN ASS ET S AND MOD E LI NG 9

Gree n As se t s: B ui ld i n g s , Dat a Ce n ter s, N et wo r k s, a nd De v ic es – Gr ee n B u si n es s P ro ce s s

Ma na ge me nt : Mo d el i n g, Op t i m i zat io n, a nd Co l l ab o rat io n – G ree n E nter p ris e Ar c hi tec t ure
– E n viro n me n t al I nte ll i g en ce – Gr ee n S up p l y C h ai n s – Gre e n I n fo r ma t io n S ys t e ms : De s i g n
and De v elo p me n t Mo d e l s.

UNIT III GR I D F R AMEW OR K 9

Vir t ual iz at io n o f I T s ys t e ms – Ro le o f el ec tric u til it ie s, T el eco m mu t i n g, tel eco n fe re nc i n g
and tel ep o rt i n g – Ma ter i al s r ec yc li n g – B e s t wa y s fo r Gr ee n P C – Gree n Dat a ce n ter – Gr ee n
Grid fr a me wo r k.

UNIT IV GR EEN COMP LI AN C E 9

So c io -c ul t ur a l a sp ec t s o f Gr ee n I T – Gre e n E nt erp ri se T ra ns fo r ma tio n Ro ad ma p – Gr ee n
Co mp li a n ce : P r o to co l s, Sta n d ar d s, a nd Aud it s – E mer ge n t C arb o n I ss u es : T ech no lo g ie s a nd
F ut ur e.

UNIT V C ASE ST UD I E S 9
T he E n viro n me nt al l y Re sp o n sib le B u si ne s s Str at eg ie s (E RB S) – Ca se S t ud y Sce n ario s fo r
T rial R u n s – C as e S t ud ie s – Ap p l yi n g Gree n I T Strate g ie s a nd Ap p lic atio n s to a Ho me,
Ho sp it al, P a c ka g i n g I nd u str y a nd T ele co m Sec to r.

T OT AL: 4 5 P ER IO DS

T EXT B OOK S:

1 . B h u va n U n he l kar , ―Gr ee n IT Str ate g ie s a nd Ap p l ica tio n s - Us i n g E n v iro n me n tal

In tel li g e nce ‖, C R C P r e s s , J u ne 2 0 1 4 .
2. W o o d y Leo n har d , Ka t h er i ne M urra y, ― Gre e n Ho me co mp ut i n g fo r d u m mi e s ‖,
Au g u s t 2 0 1 2 .