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Big 10 and Friends Energy & Mechanical Conference. Desktop Power Green Initiative. Introductions. Paul Clark - Manager – Endpoint Engineering Desktop, Laptop, Mobile Device, and Data Center Leadership and Operational Management Nick Haulund – Architect – Endpoint Engineering
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Big 10 and Friends Energy & Mechanical Conference Desktop Power Green Initiative
Introductions • Paul Clark- Manager – Endpoint Engineering • Desktop, Laptop, Mobile Device, and Data Center • Leadership and Operational Management • Nick Haulund – Architect – Endpoint Engineering • Strategic and tactical planning • Overall architecture of all endpoints • Michael Schmit – Director – Facilities Planning
Data Center PUE Free Cooling Containment solutions VFD Motors 99% Efficient UPS Virtualization Common Sense… It is COOL to be GREEN Green initiatives have become more popular… Endpoint • Power Management Solutions • LCD Monitors • Low Energy CPUs and Memory • Efficient Power Supplies • Mobile Devices
There is GREEN to be GREEN Multiple factors make it easier to get capital funding to implement • Perception • Transition from favorable to expected • Being energy efficient is a requirement vs. a benefit • Financial Benefits • Government mandates drive incentive opportunities • Rebates available = Shorter return on investment • Political • Positive press
Data Center Intelligent cooling Installation of VFD motors & top hats Hot/cold aisle containment Make GREEN part of overall IT strategic plans Being green is not just a facilities initiative… Server Engineering • Virtualization • Blade infrastructure • Cloud solutions Network • Balance power need closely for POE • More efficient power supplies • LED Lighting & motion sensors • Expanded tolerance for heat Voice • Phones go into power save mode after-hours
Why the Endpoint? Because there are so many of them! • WMC = 18,000+ devices (with 1 or more monitors) • Varied usage = Most utilized during business hours • Already under management = We have control • Varying types of equipment = Efficiency variations • Impact/compliment to other green initiatives • Free money!
Integrated Leverage existing infrastructure Integration with maintenance Patching Software Delivery Link to business demographics (users) What type of solution to use? Integrated with management or standalone appliance Appliance • Specialized to energy management • Device agnostic • Data Center • Endpoint • Phone • Fast deployment • Agentless
Funding/Proposal • OSUMC Facilities provided all capital for project • Software Licenses (Perpetual) – 173K • Professional services (40 hours) – 9K • AEP committed to 50% rebate on total capital costs • Prescriptive incentive • Funds provided once report showing software is installed • Forecasted 20% annual software maintenance • KEMA (low) savings estimate - $20 device/year • Looking at 6 month ROI (with rebate)
Timeline to the baseline… (few challenges) This will be easy… • Incentive deadline – Get it installed! • Started collecting energy use stats • Holding pattern… 12 months! • Implement new EMR (largest IT project) • Upgrade of backend management solution • Re-install into new backend solution • Baseline collected for sample usage areas • Clinical • Administrative
Baseline to predictive models Is it worth keeping this thing? • Maintenance costs kick in • Are we going to really save enough to cover what we are paying for this solution? • Deployment • What policies have been put in place? • What is holding us back? • What can we do NOW? • Solution – Run a predictive model and see if it is worth proceeding
Proof of Concept • Training rooms • Implemented a 20 minute stand-by for the monitor • Machine went to stand-by after 1 hour of inactivity
Pilot • Clinical workstations • Implemented a 20 minute stand-by for the monitor • Select Remote sites • Implemented a 20 minute stand-by for the monitor • Machine went to stand-by after 1 hour of inactivity • Only effective 5PM-7AM
Next steps • Complete roll-out to remaining 20+ remote sites • Communication with manager for each location • Success = “You did something?” • Targeted roll-out to non-clinical machines in the hospital • Follow similar policy structure • Ensure remote access is available • Review clinical workstation future • Evaluate power management vs. virtualization • Thin-Client
Lessons Learned • Something is better than nothing • Start conservative and tweak from there • Grab a baseline quickly and get it running • Endpoint green initiatives should be part of a larger IT or organizational objective whenever possible • Standby is not the end of the world • Integrated vs. standalone solution • Rebates are not that hard to get • It is the right thing to do