Green IT: Start Saving Money

Green IT: Start Saving Money

Start Saving Money on Energy Many data centers face an energy shortage & out-of-control energy costs The average enterprise pays $21M-$27M/year for data center electricity Data center energy costs are now covered in the CIO s budget, either directly or through cross-charges, for 83% of enterprises With Symantec s software approach, lower your data center energy costs by 20+% before you pay high CAPEX for new hardware $0.50 spent on power and cooling for each $1.00 on hardware (IDC) IDC: Solutions for the Datacenter's Thermal Challenges, January 2007 Gartner: Gartner Data Center Conference, December 2008 Corporate Energy Maxed Out 70% have energy cost as second highest OPEX (Gartner) Source: Applied Research, Green IT Survey, March 2009 2

What Can Data Center Managers Do to Reduce Energy Costs? Data Center Redesign Hardware Upgrade Software Mechanical Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade to energy efficient servers & storage Server & Storage Efficiency Desktop Efficiency 3

Solutions to Start Reducing Energy Costs within CAPEX Constraints Manage Physical & Virtual Environments Stop Buying Storage Optimize HA/DR Control Endpoint Power Usage Implement Green IT Best Practices HA: High Availability DR: Disaster Recovery 4

Manage Physical and Virtual Environments Maximize the benefits from consolidation, virtualization & clustering Manage physical & virtual environments from the same interface Protect data with comprehensive & fast backup of virtual environments Stop Buying Storage Optimize HA/DR Control Endpoint Power Usage Implement Green IT Best Practices 5

Stop Buying Storage Manage Physical & Virtual Environments Identify & reclaim unused capacity Reduce duplicate backup data Optimize archiving / tier availability by application Dynamically store data on the right storage tier and migrate automatically Optimize HA/DR Control Endpoint Power Usage Implement Green IT Best Practices 6

Control Endpoint Power Usage Manage Physical & Virtual Environments Stop Buying Storage Optimize HA/DR Implement Green IT Best Practices Automate PC power settings Enable thin clients Automate endpoint processes including security updates Manage traditional & virtual systems 7

Optimize HA/DR Manage Physical & Virtual Environments Stop Buying Storage Consolidate servers at primary & DR sites Avoid idle hardware Use lower cost storage at the DR site Reduce backup data disk footprint Control Endpoint Power Usage Implement Green IT Best Practices 8

Implement Green IT Best Practices Manage Physical & Virtual Environments Stop Buying Storage Optimize HA/DR Control Endpoint Power Usage Set up a program to manage multiple Green IT projects Reduce costs by standardizing processes Optimize data center layout and equipment usage Comply with new government requirements 9

Tangible Results Manage Physical & Virtual Environments Stop Buying Storage Saved $4M in power costs in 2 years and $13M in cost avoidance 50% reduction in email storage and server infrastructure total cost of ownership (TCO) Manage Endpoints Optimize HA / DR Gained $300,000+/year in labor productivity from centralized endpoint management Saved $7.5M/year in backup and recovery costs Implement Green IT Best Practices Cut data center energy by 67% & saved $0.8M/year in endpoint power 10

Partner with Symantec to Green Your IT for These Business Outcomes OPEX Benefits Cut energy costs 20+% without buying new HW Automate tasks Take action from reports & dashboards CAPEX Benefits Consolidate infrastructure Reclaim unused capacity Scale deduplication to store one copy Focus on Critical Business Initiatives Fulfill corporate sustainability mandates Streamline operations Manage outcomes 11

Take Action: Consider a No-Fee Data Center Efficiency Analysis Key Benefits Data Center Efficiency Analysis Quantify Reductions Compare Options Model Changes We recommend evaluating this ROI first before you undertake a data center redesign or pay high CAPEX for more energy-efficient hardware. Our software approach has helped many enterprises, including Symantec s own data centers, cut 20+% of energy costs & meet corporate sustainability mandates. 12

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