2008 Strategies for Green IT at Penn:Resources for non-IT staff
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It's Easy Being Green: Resources for Non-IT Staff
--Mcaleese 16:39, 2 May 2008 (EDT)
Purpose - Assist non-IT staff, such as Business Administrators (BAs), with understanding the institutional benefits of Green IT as it relates to both desktop / endusers and data centers.
Action Step - Develop a brief presentation on the benefits of Green IT. Present at Business Administrator (BA) Forums.
Bob Dugan, Executive Director for School of Medicine (SOM) Administration, approves the SOM BA Forum Agenda. He's looking forward to a presentation from the Green IT Group. Please contact him at: rdugan@exchange.upenn.edu, 215-573-0681.
Stress environmental / economic / institutional impacts
- Use the (3) P's = People, Planet, Profits
- Or, use the (3) E's = Equity, Ecology, Economy
- GreenIT is for everyone at Penn; not just large groups. Overall consumption affects the bottom-line over time.
- Executive support for sustainability at Penn is in place and will demand compliance in areas like Green IT.
- Did You Know? Penn Appoints the University's First Sustainability Coordinator - April 25, 2008
- Did You Know? Penn is number one on the EPA College & University Green Power Partnership List.
- To qualify for the EPA Green Power Partnership, Partner organizations MUST MEET OR EXCEED a minimum percentage of green power.
Concepts to Consider
- Saving Energy Reduces Costs - Where is IT energy used?
- How best to KILL-a-Watt?
- Energy Star: Get to know it!
- Life Cycle Costing (What are the savings over time?)
- Are there government, tax or industry incentives to consider?
- How will you communicate best practices to staff?
- Desktops / End Users - Point out obvious and not so obvious energy consumption targets.
- Data Centers - what are they, in a nutshell? (provide a simple example)
- Collaborative Considerations: Be sure to touch bse with LSPs, Facilities and Vendors when planning / purchasing IT.
- Benchmarking / Monitoring / Measuring
(What's the baseline for consumption? What monitoring tools are available? How will you measure progress?)
- Virtualization (What is it, and what are the cost benefits?)
- Recycling - a wide variety of options are available
Best Practices "Punch List" for Getting Started
- Data Center / Server Lifecycle
- Data Center/Server Final Recommendations
- Desktop/Enduser Final Recommendations
- Suggest staff investigate Green IT on their own, using links below:
Penn "Green" Links
- Penn Green Campus Partnership
- Penn Purchasing Services - Green Purchasing
- Penn Green IT
- Penn Green IT for Providers
- Sustainability at Penn Computer Connection
Resource Links
- What is Green Computing?
- What is a Green Data Center? (Brief Video)
- EPA Energy Star Tools and Resources Library
- EPA Enterprise Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiatives
- Build A Green Data Center - Microsoft
- Greener Computing - Information about Data Centers, Servers, Desktops/Laptops, Asset Management, E-Waste, Virtuallization, Energy and HVAC, etc.
- Green School Project (GSP) - Easy recycling option for laser/ink cartridges, cell phones, and PDAs. GSP donates funds from your recycled items to the environmental group of your choice. Recycling management is handled online and includes free shipping and monthly reports.
