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1. Sustainable Technologies A cost effective Green IT solution Philip Tyler April 2012 www.eptworld.com
2. The offering EPT supply IT solutions, that reduce the capital cost, cost of ownership and dramatically reduce environmental impact. Based on the worlds only 4* computers A sustainable approach to IT
3. Cost benefits Reduced costs Reduced capital cost ( up to 50%) Reduced energy consumption (up to 95%) Reduced IT maintenance (up to 70%) Future proof Better use of computer network Utilise rooms previously not used as IT suites without rewiring or upgrading of Network infra-structure.
4. Benefits Reduce the environmental impacts Less energy means less CO2 produced (learn more) Longer useful life and fewer computers used means less waste entering landfill sites (95% reduction) Less heat means less air-conditioning requirements Other benefits The system takes up less space so more seats per room (learn more) Solid state technology, less moving parts, less to go wrong. Built in redundancy in the event of failure and also provision for maintenance during school hours and remote administration Green IT grants available (learn more)
5. How is this achieved? Combination of hardware and software Ultra low power servers & PCs (learn more) Thin client terminals (learn more) Microsoft Multipoint server (learn more)
6. Ultra low power servers & PCs Range of servers and PCs that are designed to operate from a solar cell or other renewable sources. 12v DC from a solar cell and batteryor powered from a high efficiency 240V power supply, or combination. The only computers in the world with a 4* energy rating. Consumes a fraction of the power of conventional computers.
7. Thin client terminals Rather than have a PC on each desk – use ultra low power consumption thin clients and a server. The student has a PC experience with out a wasteful PC generating heat and taking up desk space. A range of servers to replace 5, 10, 25, 50 or 100 PCs. Less equipment Less energy Less heat Suitable for most applications and the end user experience is identical or better. (learn more) Just maintain servers not desktop PCs.
8. Cost of ownership (25 seats over 6 years) These figures give a guide to where the savings are made over conventional systems. More data is available on request.
9. In conclusion Cheaper to buy Cheaper to run Cheaper and simple to maintain Environmentally sustainable More seats for less budget
10. Contacts Philip Tyler – Business Development 07866570076 philip.tyler@eptworld.com Mark Jackson – Technical Solutions 07971410747 mark.jackson@eptworld.com Clive Bancroft – Business Development 07971598456 clive.bancroft@eptworld.com Sustainable Technologies is a division of: Enabling Process Technologies Ltd 5 Sage Close Portishead Bristol BS20 8ET Tel: 0117 2050077 Fax: 0117 2050078www.eptworld.com
11. www.eptworld.com/greencomputing
12. Supporting information The following slides contain extra information
13. Typical Desktop IT Solution 1000s of PCs consume 250-400W 100s of laptops consuming 90W Each PC wastes power converting the 240Volts down to 12Volts, spinning hard disks, cooling power supplies and CPUs. A relatively small amount of power is used to generate presentations, documents, spread sheets and to run analyses (approx. 10%). The average PC has sufficient processing power to support the activities of several users simultaneously. Network drives/File Servers
14. Alternative Desktop Solution DesktopServer The solution involves a return to days of centralised computing of the 1960s, 70s and early 80s and more recently Cloud Computing. “Desktop” servers support 5, 25, 50 or 100 users. The power consumption of the 50 user server varies between 10 and 70 Watts depending upon the number of users and the type of tasks. Each user has a Network Monitor that consumes 11Watts. It has an Ethernet port, USB ports for mouse, keyboard and memory stick, and microphone and speaker jacks. Network drives/File Servers
15. Alternative Desktop Solution DesktopServer Network drives/File Servers The Desktop server provides each employee with a virtual computing session. All processing is done on the server, not the Network Monitors. Very little energy is wasted in the form of heat by the monitors and servers. The monitor simply presents the results of what is happening on the server and processes the mouse activities and key strokes.
16. Power and CO2 facts Conventional Solution 1Desktop PC consumes 300 Watts or 0.3kW 8hrs x 300 Watts or 2.4kWhrs 2.4kWhrs x 250 days = 600kWhrs 1kW = £0.1 therefore £60 per year 1kW = 0.77Kg therefore 462Kg of CO2 per year 100 Desktop PCs = £6000/year = 46.2 Tons/year CO2 100 Desktop PCs = 100 x 600kWhrs = 60,000kWhrs EPT Server and Network monitor solution 100 Thin Client Monitors = 100 x 11 Watts x 8hrs (per day) x 250 days (per year) = 2200kWhrs 2 Servers = 2 x 70 Watts x 8hrs x 250 = 280kWhrs Total = 2480 kWhrs Percentage of energy costs 2480/60000 = 4.1%
17. Microsoft Multipoint Server Multipoint server 2011 is a Desktop Virtualisation application. Once installed on a server it provides users with the full Windows 7 experience via Thin Clients. To upgrade to from Windows 7 to Windows 8 in the future, simply upgrade the Server software not the operating system on each and every PC.
18. Green IT grants 3 options Low cost loan from the Carbon Trust & Siemens Finance The money saved from the system pays for part of the loan Cash rebate, a pound paid for a pound saved off your electricity bill Paid at the end of the first year once the saving is calculated Sell you power saving to a Energy Broker who will supply your Green IT for free over a 6 year period for 25% of your energy bill saving over the same period. This is an example, other arrangements might be available
19. Desk layout Conventional solution EPT’s solution
20. Suitable Thin Client Environments Office and teaching environments MS Office applications, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio Training Rooms (teacher can communicate/control remote desktops) Meeting Rooms (attach to smart boards & projectors) Language Labs 2D CAD Photo Editing Internet Access Citrix access, X-term access to Unix servers Software development Data Entry Call Centres System Administration and Remote Access Applications Receptions Support and help lines
21. Unsuitable Thin Client Environments Large 3D CAD modelling environments
22. Back to the future! Thin Clients explained To understand EPTs solution, we have to go ‘back to the future’……. In the early days of computing (1960s, 70s and 80s) computers were large and expensive So computers were centralised (servers) and accessed via “Dumb Terminals” or “Thin Clients” All processing and calculations were done by the central computer (server) The Dumb Terminal simply allowed an operator to enter a command and forward the associated key presses to the computer down the corridor or in another city via a telephone line. The centralised computer would calculate the answer and send a response back to the “Thin Client” to present the results on the screen. The “Thin Client” had no internal processing power only the ability to present letters and number on the screen and pass on key strokes to the central computer.