About the Author
Alger is the IT Architect for Physical Infrastructure for Cisco Systems, where he develops architecture roadmaps, solutions and policies for the physical elements of the company's Data Centers and other critical facilities. He has 18+ years of varied professional experience including 12+ years in Data Center physical design and operations, IT project management, construction project management and IT infrastructure management. Douglas has managed 80+ major Data Center projects, from all-new construction to major retrofits, and also authored Build the Best Data Center Facility for Your Business. He is a popular speaker, with 250+ corporate engagements and presentations at Data Center industry conferences.
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"To me, Grow a Greener Data Center is about determining where your operation fits in the broad spectrum of Green. Sometimes it seems like there is too much information out there on the latest flavor
of Green and this book is the first I've seen that organizes it all in a highly relevant and contextual manner. A must for anybody who is trying to figure out how to be more Green in their data
center operation."
- Rob Aldrich, Principal Solutions Architect, Energy Management
Conventional Data Centers can have a huge environmental impact, using massive amounts of energy and water, emitting pollutants, and discarding huge quantities of machine waste. Their insatiable demand for energy and often inefficient designs make Data Centers expensive to operate and prime targets for future environmental regulation.
Fortunately, it’s now possible to design a Data Center that consumes fewer resources, costs less money to run, has a longer usable lifespan, and can even highlight a company’s social responsibility. Douglas Alger makes the business case for greening Data Centers and presents technologies, design strategies, and operational approaches to help any company improve the energy efficiency and “eco-friendliness” of their IT hosting environments.
During this 60-minute webcast, Alger
will discuss:
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Greening physical construction, power,
cooling, and servers |
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Equipment consolidation, virtualization |
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Available utility and government
incentive programs |
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Cost-effective water and conservation, recycling, and e-waste management |
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Limit environmental impact through siting, building materials, landscaping, and job-site construction practices |
"…refreshingly straight forward advice from someone that clearly has had to operate data centers in the past. Douglas provides sound, solid advice without the pretense of ‘greenwashing.’ This is a great book to set your feet firmly on ‘green’ ground before the trade show hyperbole gets a hold of you!”
- Andy Broer, Senior Manager on the Cisco Infrastructure Critical Environments
(ICE) team
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