The document discusses the role of software and service-oriented architecture (SOA) in environmental sustainability. It notes that IT can be a leader in sustainability efforts through practices like coordinating systems, enabling data sharing between organizations, and replacing outdated components. SOA allows for improved efficiency through shared services, standard interfaces, and flexibility in deployment and providers. The document also mentions upcoming regulations around sustainability compliance and key areas for the technology industry to focus on, such as virtualization, efficiency, and education.

1. The Green Imperative: SOA and environmental sustainability

2. Agenda The Environmental Landscape Beyond The 3% Lean is Green The Role of Software SOA Goes Green Business as Usual Compliance and Sustainability Software vs Hardware Microsoft’s Key Dialogues Microsoft’s Key Categories

3. The Environmental Landscape Fragmented Fast-changing FUD Private Sector ++ IT as a leader Plan A CSR “ Sustainability”

4. Beyond the 3%

5. Lean is Green

6. The Role of Software Coordinate Collaborate Correlate Monitor Inform Green Supply Chains Always Available Enabling Grassroots No more “bit-miles”

7. SOA Goes Green Shared Services data efficiency deployment flexibility Standard interfaces Choice of provider Replace components Shared information Better decision making Compliance

8. Business As Usual? Bottom Line only Proprietary Secrecy as a Default “ Shareholder Value”

9. Compliance and Sustainability “ The New SOX”? New Regs T3 Mexico’s Environmental Improvement Board EU Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS)

10. Software vs Hardware Efficiency Virtualization New hardware “ New” software Always Available “ Bloatware”

11. Key Conversations From Abundance to Scarcity The Sustainability Lifecycle Efficiency by Virtualization Education, Education, Education

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