Transcript Green IT for a more efficient datacentre

Green IT for a more efficient
datacentre
Bryan Balfe
CSE Manager, SA Direct business.
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The world we live in
Energy
usage
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Computing
/data needs
Waste
produced
Budgets
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Performance economics
emerge as a new concern
Identify
underutilization
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Balance
the load
Select optimized
hardware
Tools
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What does green IT mean to you?
A lot more than just the environment right?
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Achieve your goals
Minimize
energy
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Environmentally
preferable
materials
Minimize
waste
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Our lifecycle approach
We start with the environment in mind.
Design it
Design for
recyclability,
energy efficiency
Build it
Recycle it
Supply chain environmental
compliance, packaging with
sustainable, recyclable
materials
Make it easy for
each product to
be recycled
Operate it
Optimize for power
management
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Design it. Build it. Operate it.
Powerfully Efficient - Dell PowerEdge servers
Eco-Labels
Energy Efficient
• Right sized power
supplies 90%+
Efficient Design
Recycled
Packaging
• Right sized PSUs
Lowers Power Draw
at base server level
• Right sized PSUs
Lowers Power Draw
at base server level
Recycled
Content
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• Far more Efficient
Modular fan design
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Design it. Build it.
Dell Products – Designed with the environment in mind
Energy efficient design:
• Energy-efficient power supplies
• Operates efficiently in multiple modes
(Off, Sleep and Idle)
Bamboo packaging:
• Shipped in innovative bamboo packaging.
• Certified ‘compostable’ by the Soil
Control Lab.
Finding better ingredients:
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Mercury free LED display using arsenicfree display glass reduces levels of
mercury, arsenic and BFR/PVC in all
configurations.
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Operate it
Reducing our foot print and energy costs
Dell expects to save millions of dollars annually from its energy
conservation projects by investing in…
IT
Enhancements
• Action:
Installed 1E NightWatchman® and SMSWakeUp™
software on 50 0000 systems
• Savings: ~ 40% reduction in energy costs/year
Facilities
Enhancements
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• Action: Automatically turn off lights and cooling
systems during non-peak hours
• Savings: ~$1.5 million in annual energy savings
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Operate it
Reducing your foot print and energy costs
Dell Client Energy calculator helps you determine
the most efficient system to meet your needs:
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Energy cost calculations for
specific configurations
Comparing one system to another
Determining efficient
configurations
Determining Heat load
requirements
Determining CO2 usage
See advantages of Energy Smart
Power Management Settings
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Recycle it
How we do it.
Major Steps in Effective Asset Resale and Recycling
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Asset Removal
and Logistics
• Audit
• Pack
• Planning
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Pick-up, Sorting
and Data
Destruction
Data Destruction
Sort
Asset Tag Removal
Detailed Reporting
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Disposition
options
Equipment Resale
Equipment Recycling
Donation
Lease Return
Asset Resale & Recycling is a Multi-Vendor solution
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Helping our
customers save
money and
reduce their
impact
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Compute more, consume less
with end user computing
IT Orchestration
• Prefer energy efficient technologies
• Measure and monitor energy regularly
• Share responsibility for power bill
Software
• Purchase of carbon offsets
• Pervasive use of power management
• Recycling of retired equipment
• Default double-sided printing
IT Equipment
• Install energy efficient PCs, monitors, printers
• Replace CRT monitors with LCD monitors
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Compute more, consume less
with end user computing
Top 10 green IT recommendations
Your data
center
• Use Dell’s Energy
Calculator
• Virtualize and
optimize your data
center with Dell
services
• Offset you
emissions by
planting trees
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Your IT
equipment
• Recycle with Dell
• Check for eco-labels
• Switch to multi-pack
and reduce your
packaging
Your
company
• Talk about your IT
consumption
• Install
®
Nightwatchman
• Consider a flexible
working solution
• Find partners that
drive positive
change worldwide.
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Measuring our commitment
Ranked in the top 5 for three
years running on Newsweek’s
Green rankings
2011 Computerworld’s
Top Green It Vendors
Electronics
TakeBack
Coalition
Highest grade in
Electronics TakeBack Colaition
Annual Report Card
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