Green IT - Current situation, potential measures and benefits

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1 Sample from a Polish Green IT - Current situation, potential measures and benefits Prof. Dr. Lutz M. Kolbe / Nils-Holger Schmidt Faculty of Economic Science Chair of Information Management Prof. Dr. Lutz M. Kolbe

2 Our approach at the Chair of Information Management 1. Kick-off presentation What On-site introduction presentation to the topic of Sustainable IT management When Beginning of the meeting 2. Prioritization Prioritization of main objectives, relevant stakeholders and scopes of Green IT Discussion after the presentation 3. Evaluation Evaluation of the current as-is situation in IT sourcing, office environment, data centers, working practices and deliver commitment During interviews with IT experts Compilation Final presentation Preparation of the obtained information and data. Prioritization of identified issues. Design and analysis of possible solutions On-site final presentation of the results. Outline of possible short and medium-term measures for the IT organization. Evaluation and prioritization of measures In Göttingen (4 to 6 weeks) Date needs to be determined 2

3 IT related electricity consumption Data centers (servers, auxiliary) Euro Office IT (PCs, printers, laptops) 38% Other (lighting, air condition,...) 48% Euro 14% Total costs for electricity: Euro 3

4 Office environment Units Per capita rate Electricity consumption (kwh) Costs PCs , (80%) Euro Laptops , (5%) Euro Printers / (15%) Euro Total Euro Procurement costs Cartridges , Euro Paper Euro Source: IT infrastructure / Power estimations: PC 85 W, PC (switched off) 5 W / Laptop 20 W, Laptop (switched off) 2,5 W / Printer (idle): 600 W (30min a day), Printer (stand-by) 50W, Printer (switched off) 5 W, switch off rate 60% 4

5 Overview of the proposed measures Ranking by estimated cost savings and complexity Measure Estimated cost savings (Euro) Complexity 1 Reducing paper consumption low 2 Extending infrastructure lifecycles low 3 Reorganization of printers high 4 Presetting printer configurations medium 5 Switching PCs off Low 6 Increasing temperature in data centers low 7 Optimization of data centers medium 8 Remote shut down of PCs high 9 Enable remote work via VPN medium 5

6 Prioritization of proposed measures Euro 3 High priority 1 2 Reducing paper consumption Extending infrastructure lifecycles Expected cost savings Euro Euro 8 Low priority Medium priority Reorganization of printers Presetting printer configurations Switching PCs off Increasing temperature in data centers Optimization of data centers Remote shut down of PCs Enable remote work via VPN 0 zł high 9 medium low s target system Estimated complexity 6

7 Research team Universität Göttingen Technische Universität Berlin Prof. Dr. Lutz M. Kolbe Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Zarnekow Tel.: +49 (0)551 / Fax: +49 (0)551 / lkolbe@uni-göttingen.de Tel.: +49 (0)30 / Fax:: +49 (0)30 / ruediger.zarnekwo@ww.tuberlin.de Dipl.- Wirtsch.- Inf. Nils-Holger Schmidt Tel.: +49 (0)551 / nschmid@uni-göttingen.de Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Koray Erek Tel.: +49 (0)30 / koray.erek@ww.tu-berlin.de Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Platz der Göttinger Sieben Göttingen Technische Universität Berlin Fakultät VII Wirtschaft und Management Straße des 17. Juni Berlin 7