A CLEVER BUSINESS NEEDS CLEVER SYSTEMS...
With the promise of power savings and companies recognising the importance of Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR), businesses are requesting that their IT support administrators find them ‘greener’
IT solutions to apply in their workplace.
... and as a company we are always thinking of new ways to make your IT
infrastructure more ‘green’...
Traditionally green IT has been inefficient, expensive and most of the time fails to meet the company’s IT needs and
requirements of the company’s business processes... Well this has all changed! Some of the most flexible IT ideas
for your business out there are the most ‘green’ and as a company we are always thinking of new ways to make your
IT infrastructure more ‘green’.
A lot of IT system manufacturers such as Dell have now developed systems, e.g. computers and servers that are
designed to use less power. This may have a larger initial cost compared to standard computer systems; however,
as there is a reduced use of power, the electricity bill is also reduced.
Energy Efficient Systems & Switch Off
80% of the electricity that powers PCs goes to waste as they lie idle. A PC with a screensaver can use well over
100W of power, compared with only 10W in sleep mode. After reading that – imagine how much energy being
used by your systems that is going to waste.
Many manufacturers are now developing systems that are designed to use less power. Also something that is
often overlooked is the ability to switch systems off automatically after a certain period of time. This can be
configured on the main server and pushed out to all the systems on the network, ultimately saving you money on
electricity bills. They can also be automatically set to turn on again.
Thin Clients
With this technology companies can make a power saving of over 25%. By using virtualization within your IT
infrastructure and thin clients as a whole solution, this utilises the equipment to a greater capacity as you have one single physical server and within this, resources are virtualised. So instead of having 3-4 servers running at 10% workload, you have one virtualized server running at 40% workload.
Thin clients run at anything from 10-36W where as traditional computers run at anything from 150-400W, so there
is a dramatic power saving with this latest technology. Less energy consumption, of course, also means fewer
carbon emissions, which is becoming a greater selling point for eco-conscious companies.