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“Enterprise PCs are wasting money. Far too many organizations leave
economic and environmentalvalue on the table by not
reducing PC-related
energy costs.”Forrester, December 2008
“Green IT has reached critical mass. Virtually all the companies we surveyed (97 percent) are discussing their Green strategy.”Symantec, May 2009
“Transformation in theway people and businessesuse technology could reduceannual man-made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy efficiency savings to global businesses of over EUR 500 billion [GBP 400 billion/USD 800 billion].”The Climate Group, June 2008
“IT's role will increasingly
be about applying thetechnology to create
more-energy-efficient, less-
carbon-intensive business models, enterprises, value chains, products and services with reduced environmental impact.”Gartner, April 2009
MANAGING energy and
environmental footprint
RETHINKING business practices
REDUCING energy
demands
…while improving the bottom line
Business is challenged to… Microsoft offers…
Windows 7 opportunities:Reduce overall power consumptionProvide better tools for IT to manage power consumptionEnhanced experience for mobile users
Gain power savings of up to 10% over earlier operating system versions on the same workloadCentralize client/server power management with Group Policy
“Power management software can reduce a PC’s power consumption by 80 percent, allowing companies to save between
$25 - $75 per desktop PC.”PC Energy Report 2007: United States, 1E
Refurbished computersNotebooks over DesktopsRely on standards (EPEAT and Energy Star 5.0)Power management—Windows 7, Edison and other free tools
Gain multiple virtual servers for the energy/power cost of one physical server
12% utilization
3% utilization
6% utilization11% utilization
7% utilization
18% utilization
3% utilization
5% utilization13% utilization
2% utilization
80% utilization
“The effective use of virtualization can reduce server energy consumption by up to 82% and floor space by 85%.”
Gartner, Inc., November 2008
Simplify planning process for operating system migrations Gather performance metrics from computers being considered for virtualizationDetermine servers that can be de-commissioned
Use top 10 business practices: Reduce energy consumption, waste, and costs Increase efficiency and return on investment (ROI)http://www.microsoft.com/environment/our_commitment/articles/datacenter_bp.aspx
Microsoft offers…Business is challenged to…
Optimize resources and reduce energy consumption with Group Policy management and centralized reporting/controlUse centralized software to manage:
Both physical and virtual environments Across data centers, desktops, and devices
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Find “unused” servers by monitoring performance over time
VIRTUAL MACHINE MANAGEMENT
Consolidate and virtualize
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Enable power profiles; access compliance reporting, asset
information
CAPACITY PLANNING Right-size your hardware
Streamline data collection for key environmental performance indicators: Direct energy consumption Indirect energy consumption Greenhouse gas emissions from the
total energy consumption Greenhouse gas emissions from
standard business practices
Analyze status of environmental sustainability initiativesShare performance broadly across the organization
Microsoft offers…Business is challenged to…
Replace travel and commuting for meetings or training with Web/ videoconferencing
Support tele- and remote workers with portals, social computing, and document workspaces
“... if a significant number of people worked from home more than three days a week, this could lead to energy savings of 20-50%...”
The Climate Group, 2008
Take paper-based processes onlineIncrease efficiency of data gathering
Deliver messaging, collaboration, and business process capabilities with online services
Manage notes electronically rather than with paper
Reduce server workload/energy consumption with cloud servicesMaximize efficiency and sustainability with one of the world’s top data center operators
Unified communications
Collaboration Electronic forms Digital note-taking Online services
Centralized systems management
Dashboards Custom reports
Desktop power management
Server power management
Virtualization
MANAGING energy and
environmental footprint
RETHINKING business practices
REDUCING energy
demands
No cost and saves you money instantlySet power management on your computer/sTurn off your computer at night
Some cost, but should save you money w/in a year
Order a smart power stripCommit to buying refurbished or EPEAT gold or silver hardware.
Enhance Your ImpactSpread the word - Tell 5 of your friends and colleagues how to set power management on their computersJoin Climate Savers Computing Initiative
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