Energy Aware Computing

Download or read book Energy Aware Computing written by Bob Steigerwald and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In response to worldwide demand for resource conservation and sustainability, the computing industry is investing heavily in making more energy-efficient computers. In Energy Aware Computing, the authors show that both hardware and software have a role in conserving energy. Drawing on their combined engineering experience, the authors describe how computer systems from embedded systems up through enterprise data centers can save power by making energy-efficient hardware and software decisions at the design stage. Customer Comments If you're a developer, read this book, internalize the guidance, and write apps that thrill your users and Mother Earth. -George O. Goodman, Executive Director, Climate Savers Computing Initiative A must read book for anybody who wants to work in state-of-the-art energy-aware computing. -Weisong Shi, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Wayne State University This book is a blueprint for organizations to design and follow energy conservation practices in hardware and software. -G. R.Gangadharan, IBM Research, India The book's encyclopedic coverage makes it an invaluable resource for IT practitioners, technology developers, and students focused on one of the core societal challenges of our time, energy efficiency. -Professor Andrew A. Chien, William Eckhardt Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago