Understanding the concept of "Green IT
Green IT; myth or reality?
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Understanding the concept of "Green IT
Green IT; myth or reality?

Author : Laurent MOLINARI

Publication date: April 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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1. Understanding the concept of "Green IT

Before explaining our subject in greater detail, it might be useful to define certain terms and concepts that may seem unclear to the reader.

The term "Green IT" is literally a contraction of the concept of Green Information Technology. This concept appeared almost 20 years ago. , but its real emergence in all fields linked to information and communication technologies is even more recent. Awareness of the environmental impact of the sector as a whole has been growing worldwide for the past ten years.

Also known as "Green Computing", this field is concerned with the study of the environmental impact of information and communication...

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