1Assoc. Professor, SICSR, affiliated to Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune, Maharashtra, India
2MBA-IT Student, SICSR, affiliated to Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune, Maharashtra, India
Online published on 12 July, 2019.
Green IT is a practice of environmental friendly computing. It is all about creating a more effective world of information technology. In this paper, an overview of Green computing is given. The paper is written to highlight the work that is done all over the world by the IT companies in order to achieve eco-friendly computing. IT companies are continuously implementing new policies and participating in green IT movement within companies to use power more efficiently, reduce waste and create more eco-friendly computing products.
As per new report of “Greenpeace” (a non-governmental, environmental organization), US tech-giants are involved in buying of renewal energy and they are ahead of European companies in the field of green computing.
Now–a-days, the word “green” is used as a buzzword. The paper also explain concepts like green collar, green datacenter, green washing, green purchasing which are widely used these days. The buzzwords have come to existence because of Green IT technology.
Green IT, Green Computing, Green Collar, Green Data center, Green Washing, eco –friendly computing, Green Purchasing
