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Green Computing can save you some Green
With the ever growing demands on energy resources
and a continued drive to reduce cost in
technology departments, Green Computing has
become a popular topic. Lone Star College has
implemented a Green Computing plan that starts
with three main areas of focus Data Center
Consolidation, Desktop Power Management and Zero
Landfill Asset Recovery. Learn about the
challenges of initiating a Green Computing plan
and how Green Computing can save your institution
money.
Shah Ardalan Vice Chancellor/CIO Link
Alander Associate Vice Chancellor Oscar
Ramos Executive Director
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Presentation Overview

• Introduction to Lone Star!
• Saving some Green
• Data Centers
• Advanced Desktop Management
• Reducing Risk - Asset Recovery
• Green Classroom Technology
• Wrapping it all up
• Questions

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Lone Star College System

• 13 Locations spread across 1,400 square miles
• 5 Colleges
• 2 University Centers
• 5 Centers
• System Office Training Center
• 4,800 employees
• 152 OTS Staff
• 80,000 Students
• 62,476 Credit
• 19,250 Non-Credit
• 5.6 Million Square Feet of Instructional
  Facilities

• Quantity
• The largest in Houston
• Student Enrollment Growth
• Fall 2009 15
• Spring 2010 25
• The largest AA graduates in TX
• Quality
• Student Success
• 70 transfer rate
• TAMU, UT, Rice, Harvard, Stanford, UCLA
• Top 100 places to work (Chronicle of Higher
  Education)
• Measure
• 420M Bond
• Lowering Tax Rate
• Reduced Administrative Costs

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Enterprise Portfolio

• Client Services
• 24x7x365 Service Desk
• 11,916 computers
• 10,062 PCs
• 1,365 Laptops
• 489 Macs
• Server Services
• 2,035 Applications
• 14 Datacenters
• 827 Servers (352 virtual)
• Network Services
• 1,600 Miles of fiber optics
• 20,138 Network ports
• 1,374 Network devices
• 5,500 VoIP phones System
• Administrative Services
• PeopleSoft ERP
• Finance
• Portal

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Enterprise Transformation Technology Services
Transformation using Best Practices, Business
Alignment and a solid Technology Foundation to
become a Strategic Partner and raise our
enterprise IT Maturity.
Strategic Alignment Strategic Alignment Strategic Alignment
Strategic Plan for IT aligned with the College Systems Strategic Plan Strategic Plan for IT aligned with the College Systems Strategic Plan Strategic Plan for IT aligned with the College Systems Strategic Plan
Organizational Transformation Infrastructure Transformation Business Transformation
Reorganized 6 into 1 (May 08) WAN redesign (Apr 08) ERP Assessment (Jan 09)
IT Standards (Jun 08) AD/Exchange redesign (Nov 08) ERP Selection (May 09)
Restructured Positions (Sep 08) 5-nines Standard (Jan 09) ERP Implementation (Sep 09)
IT Governance (Oct 08) IT Service Continuity (Apr 09) - Finance Live (Jan 10)
Established KPIs (Dec 08) Client Management (Mar 09) - Employee Portal Live (Jan 10)
24/7 Service Desk (Jan 09) Green Computing (Mar 09) - Student Portal (Jun 10)
ITSM Alignment (Feb 09) Advanced Power Mgt. (Dec 09) - Campus Solution (Dec 10)
Executive Reporting (Feb 09) New Data Center (Jan 10) - HR (Dec 10)
Managing Change (Oct 09)
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Defining - Green IT

• Green IT at Lone Star College
• As the trends of the Technology Industry move
  toward a more energy conscience, sustainable
  model the LSCS Office of Technology Services has
  committed to being a leader in this arena by
  engaging in more Eco friendly practices.
• There are two major factors that lead to this
  shift in focus.

As an institution of Higher Education, we have a
social responsibility to address this issue and
be a leader in our community
As stewards of tax payers dollars, we have a
fiscal responsibility to manage costs and improve
efficiencies.
This focus is not a simple do this and then we
are finished, this is a cultural and
organizational change that will take time to
complete. To make this a manageable process OTS
will use a phased approach.
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Data Center
Going Green Data Centers
High Availability (5-nines)
Design Power/Cooling

Virtualization
Link Alander Associate Vice Chancellor
Savings
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Going Green Data Centers

• The New High Availability Green Design

Redundant Internet Connections
Redundant WAN core
Redundant main data facilities and Storage
Redundant main data facilities and storage
Virtualized campus instructional data centers
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Going Green Data Centers

• The most Challenging and Complex part of our
  Green Initiative
• LSC has created new standards and policies for
  our 14 Data Centers throughout the system. The
  main focus is the conversion and consolidation of
  physical servers to virtual servers, advanced
  power management and high density blade servers.

• Objectives
• VM First Policy
• New System-wide VM Farms
• New Campus VM Farms
• New Center VM Farms

• Consolidation
• System data centers
• New System Data Center
• Campus and center data centers redesign
• Storage Virtualization

Constant Evaluation and Measurement
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Going Green Data Centers

• New LSCS Data Center (co-location design)
• LSC is renovating a data center built in 1985 and
  our current data center built in 1998 to meet
  both our High Availability and Green
  requirements.

• Power management and distribution
• Hardware selection and design
• UPS
• High Efficiency
• Modular flexibility
• Distribution Paths
• Server and Storage Requirements
• Virtualization Management
• Server and Application

Data Center Research and Planning Resources
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Going Green Data Centers

• Cooling and Heat Management
• Provides the Fastest and Highest ROI for a Data
  Center

• Cooling
• Air Flow Management
• Heat Management
• Water Cooling - High efficiency and targeted
  cooling
• Floor and Rack Density Planning

Thermal Plan Same Room Same Hardware
Open Air Cooling Water Cooling
Data Center Research and Planning Resources
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Going Green Data Centers

• Virtualization
• VM First Policy - ELA
• Significant benefits in savings and availability
• Site and Disaster Recovery

• Our VM Farms
• 2 HP C- Class Blade enclosures
• 12 BL460s dedicated to the farm
• Average consolidation ratio 201
• High Availability design and data center
  co-location
• Increased capacity and flexibility
• Savings over Traditional Hardware
• 630,000

ACTIVE - ACTIVE or ACTIVE - PASSIVE
VM Power Savings 400 virtualized servers Average
cost per server per year 1,103 Projected 70
savings per year Total 231,789 Note does not
include cooling savings
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Going Green Data Centers

• Campus Instructional Server Room Design

• Campuses
• Present State
• 20-75 physical servers
• 5-20 TB storage
• Future State Implementing
• C-Class Shorty
• Virtualization
• Servers (capacity 80)
• LeftHand networks storage (virtualized)

• Instructional Centers
• Present State
• 5-10 physical servers
• 2- 4 TB storage
• Future State - Implementing
• 2 DL 360s
• Virtualization
• Servers (capacity 30)
• LeftHand networks storage (virtualized)

High Availability
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Going Green Data Centers
Campus Instructional Server Room (Model) Campus Instructional Server Room (Model) Campus Instructional Server Room (Model) Campus Instructional Server Room (Model)
Avg. Rate for system .1039 Avg. Rate for system .1039 Avg. Rate for system .1039
Design L.P.H Capacity Annual Cost
Old 11.04 KwH 16 Physical 10,048.21
New 2.1 KwH 36 VMs 1,911.34
Delta 8.94 KwH 20 VMs 8,136.86
Projected Yearly Savings 48,821.16
Projected Yearly Savings 21,843.90
Center Instructional Server Room (Model) Center Instructional Server Room (Model) Center Instructional Server Room (Model) Center Instructional Server Room (Model)
Avg. Rate for system .1039 Avg. Rate for system .1039 Avg. Rate for system .1039
Design L.P.H Capacity Annual Cost
Old 5.5 KwH 8 Physical 5,005.90
New 1.5 KwH 15 VMs 1,365.24
Delta 4 KwH 7 VMs 3,640.65
Total Yearly Savings 70,665.06
Calculation L.P.H.24 hrs365 Total KwH for
year rate6 )
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Going Green Data Centers

• The New High Availability Green Design

• Show me the Money
• Setup Cost
• 3,200,000
• Projected Savings (3yr)
• 4,020,044
• ROI - 820,044 by year 3
• Benefits
• High Availability Design
• Projected - Data Center Energy Savings of
  428,978 per year

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Advanced Desktop Management
Advanced Desktop Management
vPro and Automation
Oscar Ramos Executive Director
Savings
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Advanced Desktop Management

• The Old Way of doing Business the 24 x 7
  Computer

• Why?
• Critical updates
• Anti-virus
• Microsoft
• Other applications
• Wake on LAN doesnt always work
• Our clients dont like to wait for updates when
  they start their computer in the morning

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Advanced Desktop Management

• Intel vPro

• Simplification and
• Automation
• Centralized advanced power management
• 2) Put them to bed at night and wake them up in
  the morning
• - Automation with Intel-vPro and Symantec-Altiris

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Advanced Desktop Management

• Intel vPro Features

• OOB Management - BIOS and Blue Screen Management
• Power Management Power Up/Down
• Image Redirection Booting Options
• Network Filtering Security Feature
• Real time inventory Picture of the environment

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Advanced Desktop Management

• Show me the Money

Year - 0 - Baseline FY 2008   Annual Cost Carbon Equivalent to driving
  QTY Electric/Cooling Footprint (Lbs) driving (miles)
Laptops 1,000 58,280 123,000 122,000
Desktops - standard systems 11,000 893,970 1,892,000 1,870,000
vPro Enabled systems - - - -
vPro Advance Power Mgt -Pilot - - - -
Baseline costs 12,000 952,250 2,015,000 1,992,000

• 3 Year Phased in Approach
• Traditional PC
• Annual cost 81.27
• Carbon footprint 172 lbs
• Equivalent to driving 170 miles
• Intel vPro DC7900/E8400
• Annual cost 58.28
• Carbon footprint 123 lbs
• Equivalent to driving 122 miles
• Intel vPro add advanced power mgt
• Annual cost 40.80
• Carbon footprint 86 lbs
• Equivalent to driving 85 miles

Year 1 FY 2009   Annual Cost Carbon Equivalent to driving
  QTY Electric/Cooling Footprint (Lbs) driving (miles)

Laptops 1,500 87,420 184,500 183,000
Desktops - standard systems 7,500 609,525 1,290,000 1,275,000
vPro Enabled systems 2,750 160,270 338,250 335,500
vPro Advance Power Mgt -Pilot 250 10,200 21,500 21,250
Total 2009 12,000 867,415 1,834,250 1,814,750
Savings over base year   84,835 180,750 177,250
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Advanced Desktop Management

• Show me the Money 3 year projection

Year - 0 - Baseline - 2008   Annual Cost Carbon Equivalent to
  QTY Electric/Cooling Footprint (Lbs) driving (miles)
Baseline costs 12,000 952,250 2,015,000 1,992,000
Year 1 - FY 2009        
Total 2009 12,000 867,415 1,834,250 1,814,750
Savings over base year   84,835 180,750 177,250
Year 2 - FY 2010        
Total 2010 12,000 692,425 1,462,500 1,447,000
Savings over last year   174,990 371,750 367,750
Savings over base year   259,825 552,500 545,000
Year 3 - FY 2011        
Total 2011 12,000 568,260 1,198,000 1,186,000
Savings over last year   124,165 264,000 260,500
Savings over base year   383,990 816,500 85,500
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Advanced Desktop Management

• Show me the Money Total Savings

Saving on Annual Cost over time (3 Years) TAC
(Baseline) TAC (Year 1) Savings for
Y1, 952,250 - 867,415 84,835 TAC
(Baseline) TAC (Year 2) Savings for Y2,
952,250 - 692,425 259,825 TAC (Baseline)
TAC (Year 3) Savings for Y3 952,250 -
568,260 383,990 Total Savings
Y1Y2Y3 728,650 84,835 259,825
383,990
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Asset Recovery
Asset Recovery
E-Waste
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Asset Recovery

• Definition

E-waste - may be defined as all secondary
computers, entertainment device electronics,
mobile phones, and other items such as television
sets and refrigerators, whether sold, donated, or
discarded by their original owners. Headlines you
dont want to be a part of! B.C. students buy
sensitive U.S. defense data for 40 in
Africa 'Donated' computers become toxic e-waste,
documentary shows http//www.cbc.ca/technology/s
tory/2009/06/23/tech-e-waste-ghana-data- british-
columbia-journalism-students.html Missile data
found on hard drives Sensitive information for
shooting down intercontinental missiles as well
as bank details and NHS records was found on old
computers, researchers say. http//news.bbc.co.
uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8036324.stm Police staff
data found at city dump Confidential staff
details of Devon and Cornwall police officers
have been found on a dump. http//findarticles.
com/p/news-articles/herald-express-torquay- uk/m
i_8032/is_20071227/police-staff-data-city-dump/ai_
n43862868/
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Asset Recovery

• E-Waste

• Electronic waste e-waste concerns
• Volume of e-waste
• Toxic and not biodegradable
• Reusable resources
• Organizational Risk
• Theft
• Data Loss
• Return Below Market Value

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Asset Recovery

• Zero Landfill

• Lone Star College is working with vendors to
  engage in an asset recovery program that would
  address e-waste concerns and be financially
  beneficial to the college.
• Requirements
• Systems are sanitized to federal government
  standards
• Competitive market rate for the equipment
• Certification of a zero-landfill policy

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Classroom Technology
Other Items
Data Projector
Thin Clients
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Classroom Technology

• Data Projector Management

• TekVox Control System
• Schedule shutdowns
• AV input Control
• Track Bulb Life
• Preventative Maintenance
• Lighting Control in Classroom
• Motion Sensor Shutdown

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Classroom Technology

• Thin clients Virtual PCs

• Pilot Project Potential Benefits
• Extend Life of Cycle
• Reduced Power Consumption
• Reduce application management costs
• Deliver apps instantly to users anywhere
• Enable user mobility on any device

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Wrapping it up

• Key objectives of our Green Initiative reached
• Social Responsibility Doing the right thing!
• Fiscal Responsibility Doing it the right way!

• Savings 3 year
• Desktop Management 728,650
• Server Design ROI 820,044
• Energy Savings Server Farm 428,978
• Total Savings 1,977,672

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Questions?
Assumptions

• The Instructional Server Room projections come
  from the power savings that are anticipated from
  the change from Physical Servers to Blade Servers
  and a utilization of VMware that we have seen
  through testing.
• The Base room that was used as a model was the
  Kingwood Instructional Server Room.
• Kingwood has two standard Racks with servers and
  a SAN.
• Campus solution has Blade enclosure, two blades
  and SAN.
• The campus solution and can be scalable for both
  larger and smaller rooms around the system.
• Server Capacity - an estimated minimum number of
  servers that can run on the new blade design
  using VM.
• PC being compared
• New Standard- HP dc7900 Small Form Factor, Intel
  Core2 Duo, 85 Efficient Power Supply, 20in LCD
• Old Standard HP dc7700 Convertible Minitower,
  Intel Pentium D, Standard Power Supply, 17in LCD
  
• Three levels of energy efficiency which are
• Standard Desktop (Old Standard) with
  conventional power supply, no energy
  qualifications
• Energy Efficient (New Standard) 1.) Energy
  Star (qualified) 2.) Epeat Gold 3.) 85 Energy
  Efficient Power Supply