Business Driven Technology
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Facebook’s business decision:
- No, decision of Facebook cannot be considered as wise.
- The coal-fired power stations may pose serious threat to non-renewable energy source.
- Huge amount of coal is been used by the utility and hence it cannot be recovered or recycled.
- A sustainable substructure would identify ways to grow company in terms of calculating resources.
Alternative energy sources:
- A smart grid can be used as a standby energy source.
- It would carry electricity using digital technology that is two-way.
- It has feature of remote monitoring, analyzing and power transmission control.
Facebook’s core customers:
- No, the core customers of Facebook have no concern about environment...
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