ASSIGNMENT 4



http://www.campuscomputing.net/summaries/2000/index.html

The growing demand for IT talent across all sectors of the booming economy poses significant staffing challenges for US colleges and universities, according to new data from The Campus Computing Project. Campus IT officials place “retaining current IT personnel given off-campus competition” and “helping IT personnel stay current with new technologies” at the top of the list of 27 strategic, budget, and personnel issues confronting their institutions over the next two-three years.



http://www.it.utah.edu/leadership/green/index.html


Green computing techniques are easy to incorporate and will result in:

* A reduction in overall operating costs by reducing power use, using shared hardware resources, reusing similar systems, and reducing supplies such as toner, ink and paper.
* Enhanced work environments such as campus computer lab space and office work space with reduced noise pollution and eye strain from traditional CRTs.
* Corporate and social responsibility through a focus on the Triple Bottom Line, an expanded set of success values focusing on people, planet and profit.
* An enhanced University Image: green computing solutions on the U campus can be used as marketing tools for potential students and researchers.


http://inews.berkeley.edu/articles/Spring2009/green-computing



Green computing: Decreasing IT-related energy consumption on campus


Anyone who reads blogs or billboards in Berkeley knows energy efficiency matters to the campus and community. At UC Berkeley, energy efficiency relates to the "triple bottom line" philosophy, the view that social, environmental, and economic consequences should all be considered when planning for the future. Chancellor Birgeneau has committed the University to lowering its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2014, a target six years ahead of California's statewide goal. But this is a tall order, as much has changed on campus in the last 19 years. For one, the role computers play has dramatically increased — and, despite the improved efficiency of newer machines, so has the energy that computing consumes.