BUSINESS PLUG-IN B9 SUSTAINABLE MIS INFRASTRUCTURES

LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify the environmental impacts associated with MIS Explain the three components of a sustainable MIS infrastructures along with their business benefits

MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT Moore’s Law - Refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubles every 18 months Sustainable, or “green,” MIS - Describes the production, management, use, and disposal of technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment Corporate social responsibility - Companies’ acknowledged responsibility to society

MIS AND THE ENVIRONMENT Three Primary Side Effects Of Businesses’ Expanded Use Of Technology

INCREASED ELECTRONIC WASTE Ewaste - Refers to discarded, obsolete or broken electronic devices Sustainable MIS disposal - Refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life cycle

INCREASED ENERGY CONSUMPTION Energy consumption – The amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems Huge increases in technology use have greatly amplified energy consumption The energy consumed by a computer is estimated to produce as much as 10 percent of the amount of carbon dioxide produced by an automobile

INCREASED CARBON EMISSIONS Carbon emissions – Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide produced by business processes and systems When left on continuously, a single desktop computer and monitor can consume at least 100 watts of power per hour

SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENT: SUSTAINABLE MIS INFRASTRUCTURE The components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure include The components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure include

GRID COMPUTING Grid computing - A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem

VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING Virtualization - Creates multiple “virtual” machines on a single computing device

VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING Data center – A facility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems Sustainable data centers Reduces carbon emissions Reduces required floor Space Chooses Geographic location

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING Multi-tenancy – The cloud means that a single instance of a system serves multiple customers Single-tenancy – Each customer or tenant must purchase and maintain an individual system Cloud fabric – The software that makes possible the benefits of cloud computing, such as multi-tenancy

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING

CLOUD COMPUTING