<STRONG>The Green and Virtual Data Center</STRONG> sets aside the political aspects of what is or is not considered green to instead focus on the opportunities for organizations that want to sustain environmentally-friendly economical growth. If you are willing to believe that IT infrastructure resources deployed in a highly virtualized manner can be combined with other technologies to achieve simplified and cost-effective delivery of services in a green, profitable manner, this book is for you. <br/><br/><P>Savvy industry veteran Greg Schulz provides real-world insight, addressing best practices, server, software, storage, networking, and facilities issues concerning any current or next-generation virtual data center that relies on underlying physical infrastructures. Coverage includes: <br/><br/><P><br/><br/><LI>Energy and data footprint reduction</LI><br/><br/><LI>Cloud-based storage and computing</LI><br/><br/><LI>Intelligent and adaptive power management</LI><br/><br/><