1. Green IT and a Smarter Planet
Brian Laverack, Sprint Nextel Office: Mobile:

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Agenda
Establish the baseline
Optimize your existing IT assets
Think about the entire asset life cycle
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3. Establish the baseline
What do you have?
How many applications
What are the applications used for
# of IT assets
desktop PCs, laptops, CRT’s, LCD’s, servers, storage, network equipment, printers, multi-function devices and telco equipment
Where are they located?
Datacenters, offices, cubes, closets, labs
Other locations – outsourced, hosted, etc.
How much power are they using?
Sprint experience
Enterprise Rationalization
Found computer equipment in more than 40 rooms
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4. Optimize your existing IT assets
Data center consolidation
Right size and determine the right # of data centers
Average of % of servers are dead
Virtualize
Servers
Storage
Desktops
Desktops/Laptops/CRTs/LCD
Manage power consumption
Remove screensavers
Power it off at night - Wake on LAN
Unified Communications
Integrated phones, , instant messaging and web meetings
Eliminates desk phones and PBX systems
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5. Think about the entire asset life cycle
Initial sourcing
Green requirements – include requirements that are important to you
Understand and consider power consumption
RoHS - Restriction of Hazardous Substances – European Union Directive
Sourcing location
Daily Use
How busy are they? (Utilization)
Will a slower, smaller/older laptop do?
Can you use a thin client solution?
End of useful life
Extend the life if possible. Refresh cycle: 36 month  48 months  ??
Repurpose internally
Explore donations to schools
Recycle – use ISO vendors
Casual browsers of Vs. Engineers or software developers
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