Sustainable IT

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Sustainable IT

• John Pollitt Head of IT Services, City College
  Norwich.
• John.Pollitt_at_ccn.ac.uk
• www.ccn.ac.uk

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What is Green Computing?

• Green computing is the use of computers and
  related resources in an environmentally
  responsible manner.
• Its not just for tree huggers
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vjtntQJr1TjQ

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Why bother?

• Reputation
• Cost savings
• Social responsibility
• Global (resources, carbon)
• Local environment (heat, footprint, HS)
• Compliance
• BREEAM excellence
• Legislation

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New Vs Old

• New build an opportunity for change
• Legacy kit counting the cost
• Existing build infrastructure

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Before green was popular

• Print consumables
• LCD monitors
• No inkjets
• Refurbished PCs
• Re-cycled equipment (PCs CDs)
• Auto shutdown student PCs

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What came next?

• Classroom Office
• PCs tower, small form or laptop?
• Repro wastebin, duplex, mono, print quotas,
  MFDs.
• AV auto shutdown projectors, plasma
• E-forms e-registers, progressions other docs.
• Sustainability as part of the procurement policy.

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The price of progress
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The price of progress
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What now?

• Data Centre
• Storage Consolidation
• Server Consolidation (Virtualisation)
• Thin client flexible computing
• Third party device support
• Audio Visual
• Auto shutdown staff PCs

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Gotchas

• I need a huge LCD, 2 would be better
• Virtualisation creep
• AV growth
• Power management issues limitations
• Multiple mobile devices
• MFD consolidation
• Packaging

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Help is at hand
http//michaelbluejay.com/electricity/computers.ht
ml
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Planning your Data Centre

• Planning for Energy Requirements with Dell
  Servers, Storage, and Networking
• http//www.dell.com/calc
• Welcome to the Dell Data Center Capacity Planner
• Energy efficiency is not related just to power
  (kWh) requirement, or cooling requirements, or
  performance (MIPs) - it pertains to all of these
  variables. And it's not just a data center issue
  - it is critical for organizations of all sizes
  and scopes. To get started improving your energy
  efficiency, use the Dell Data Center Capacity
  Planner to understand how your choices impact
  your energy use.

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Planning your Data Centre
http//technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2007.1
0.green.aspx
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Energy Star ratings
http//www.energystar.gov
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Energy Star ratings

• Energy Star 5 currently in draft

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Other ratings
http//www.epeat.net/
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Measuring use

• Mains voltage testers cost calculators
• http//www.maplin.co.uk/search.aspx?MenuNo83964M
  enuNamePowerandEnergyMonitorsFromMenuydoy2
  5m2
• 20 - 25

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Measuring use
http//www.susteit.org.uk/files/index.php
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Funding sustainable IT
http//www.carbontrust.co.uk/carbon/PublicSector/l
a/salix.htm