Data center metrics: An energy efficiency model for information technology managers

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 712-731

  Daim, Tugrul ^a   Justice, Jay ^a   Krampits, Mark ^a   Letts, Matthew ^a   Subramanian, Ganesh ^a   Thirumalai, Mukundan ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Data handling; Economics; Energy conservation; Green marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350333267     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830910990870     Document Type: Article

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