ITGS Notes #3: Green Computing

Energy Costs Exceed Hardware Costs:

• 1 PC is made from 1.8 tons of chemicals

Energy can be:

• turning off idle PCs
• Lower Power Hardware
• Server Virtualization
• Hardware as a service
• lower power hardware
• Energy efficient coding: saves power by writing software and could cut energy use by 30%

IBM Project Big Green

• 2900 Servers
• 30 manufactuers
• 80% Savings

Microprocesor: Energy Efficeient
Computer Carbon Emessions Improve:

1. Audit of Technology Produce Plan
2. Purchasing Strategy

• Laptops decrease carbon emssions by 75%
• LCD PCs
• Don't Over Specify
• Increase in efficency power suply units
• only green rated equipment

Tips:

• Set moniters to lower power after inactivity
• switch off computers and other equipment after hours
• Replace CRT moniters with LCD moniters

Data Centres:

• increased efficient servers
• virtual servers if possible