Environmental Impacts Associated with MIS

&Components of A Sustainable MIS

Infrastructure

Building Sustainable MIS Infrastuctures

Side Effects

Impacts of MIS on Environment

Sustainable or Green MISThe measurement tool of Disposal of

technology in a effort to reduce the amount of damages on the Environment.

Be the core parts of a corporate social responsibility

The Side Effects of MISIncreased Ewaste

Increased Energy consumption

Increased Carbon Emission

Increased Electronic WasteEwaste may be defined as discarded

computers, office electronic equipment, entertainment device electronics, mobile phones, television sets and refrigerators. This definition includes used electronics which are destined for reuse, resale, salvage, recycling, or disposal.

Increased Energy ConsumptionComputers consume energy even when they

are not usedAdding 10% of the carbon dioxide produced

by carsComputers are an open 24/7 business but

only to produce more carbon dioxide

Increased Carbon Emissionscarbon dioxide is released into the

atmosphere.

The effect of all this extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is that the overall temperature of the planet is increasing (global warming).

global temperature is increasing, on a day-to-day level the climate is changing in unpredictable ways

Components of a sustainable MIS infrastructure:

• Grid Computing• Cloud Computing• Virtualized computing

Grid Computing

—A collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are coordinated to solve a common problem

— Smart grids solve the Energy Issue by delivering electricity using two-way digital technology.

Cloud Computing

— refers to the use of resources and applications hosted remotely on the Internet

— offers new ways to store, access, process, and analyze information

— connect people and resources from any location — information is safe and always available — Utility computing – pay per usehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkryri12lKw

Cloud Computing Service Delivery Methods

• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)• Software as a Service (SaaS)• Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Infrastructure as a Service• Definition: Delivers hardware networking

capabilities, including the use of servers, networking, and storage over the cloud

• Think of it as a utility• Dynamic scaling: MIS infrastructure can be

automatically scaled up or down based on needed requirements of the business

• Example: Amazon EC2

Software as a Service• Definition: Delivers applications over the cloud• Advantages include:– Cost effective– Immediate benefits– Benefits of testing new software

• Example: Salesforce.com

Platform as a Service• Definition: Supports the deployment of entire

systems including hardware, networking, and applications

• Solution for the headache of maintaining a software

• PaaS helps to minimize operational costs and increase productivity

• Example: Google’s App Engine

Virtualization

— allows multiple virtual computers to exist on a single computing device

— one of the primary uses is for performing backup and recovery

— Data Center - a facility used to house management information systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems