Energy consumption from IT hardware

In Chapter 6, IT Hardware Management, we looked at the entire IT hardware life cycle from the cradle to the grave of a product. Still, in this section, we will take a closer look at the energy consumption from various IT hardware devices. We will focus primarily on two categories: end-user equipment such as computers, smartphones, tablets, and monitors, and data centers such as enterprise servers, storage, and network equipment. As you will discover in the following few sections, there are several things that you can do to improve the energy consumption of your ICT devices.

To assess how energy efficient these ICT devices are, we will use the allowable thresholds from Energy Star. Energy Star (https://www.energystar.gov/) is a program run by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Energy (DOE). The program promotes the efficient use of energy in electronic products and devices. The Energy Star label can be found in...