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Entuity Green IT Perspective Module
The Entuity Green IT Perspective Module is designed to effectively implement and manage Green IT Programs based on IT
infrastructure devices. Conserving power, reducing operations costs and maximizing infrastructure resources are some of the
tangible results achieved through implementing a Green IT program, which also adds significant value to a network management
system’s ROI.
Highlights
Shows details about
corporate compliance to
policies and ROI visibility for
financial savings
Monitors and reports
on shutdown policy
conformance at multiple
levels
Entuity Green IT Perspective
Module
Sustainability does not stop at the data center door,
but commercially available solutions to quantify
the IT infrastructure’s contribution to Green IT
initiatives have not been available — until now. A first
in the network management industry, the Green
IT Perspective available in Entuity helps today’s IT
organizations substantiate the business value of the
network. Whether it is how the network can be
better utilized, how to more efficiently integrate new
technologies, or saving on capital expenditures, the
network plays a foundational role and can contribute
significantly to a business’ operations strategy.
Delivering business-oriented data for reducing capex,
power utility costs, and associated carbon emissions
are few concrete ways Entuity can help your network
work more effectively for your business.
For the first time, IT departments can now develop,
implement, and manage Green IT initiatives that
Provides the IT device power
consumption details with
power utilization
Identifies underutilized
servers & ports, saving the
company money
Configurable for regional
representation of currency
and power measures
Enables capacity management
to maximize resources
Configurable dashboards
keeps employees
knowledgeable and
contributing to the program’s
success
Green IT Dashboard makes managing sustainability initiatives simple with accurate data
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include quantification of their IT infrastructure’s
contribution through Entuity’s Green IT Perspective
Module. Organizations looking for ways to reduce IT
operational costs, reduce overall power consumption
along with lowering their carbon footprint, or
documenting and encouraging compliance with
corporate sustainability initiatives will find the Entuity
Green IT Perspective an invaluable aid.
The Entuity Green IT Perspective Module simplifies
designing, validating, implementing, and managing
a Green IT program for optimum return. With a
range of reports and measures, this new module
delivers tangible results that help IT organizations
reap monetary savings while at the same time
reducing their impact on the environment. Drawing
from Entuity’s extensive infrastructure knowledge
and managed through a dashboard environment,
organizations can customize the information displayed
to match their particular needs.
Monitors and reports on shutdown policy
conformance at the program, group, and
individual device level giving insight to foster
additional savings.
Provides the IT device power consumption
details necessary to cost-effectively balance
capacity demands with power utilization.
Identifies underutilized servers and ports so
hardware can be retired or servers can host
additional virtual machines — either way saving
the company money.
Configurable for regional representation of
currency and power measures.
Enables capacity management to maximize
resources by identifying and remediating
performance issues through underutilized server
and spare port analysis and reporting.
The Green IT Perspective helps put the business
value of the network front & center — quantifying it
against today’s most pressing business challenges.
Key Features and Benefits
The Entuity Green IT Perspective Module provides
manageability for implementing corporate Green
IT initiatives based on IT infrastructures. It is perfect
for businesses that wish to save on capex costs by
eliminating the purchase of unnecessary devices,
decommissioning inefficient devices, reducing power
costs and consumption all while reducing their
environmental impact. Key benefits of the Entuity
Green IT Perspective Module include:
Configurable dashboard includes the statistics,
reports, and reference materials to keep
employees knowledgeable and contributing to
the program’s success.
Reporting capabilities to visually show details
about corporate compliance to policies, ROI
visibility for financial savings along with power and
CO2 reductions.
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Included reports help monitor results and encourage participation in corporate
sustainability policies
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Management Capabilities
Details captured on the Green IT Dashboard
illuminates exactly what is being monitored for your
Green IT policy — compliance statistics on which
departments are turning off their desktops to who
needs improvement. Additionally, updated data on
current savings and maximum annual savings potential
for Kilowatt Hour, CO2 reduction metrics and the
estimated dollar value amount saved on utility costs
due to the power reductions implemented.
Leveraging existing resources will reduce capital
expenditures because you can effectively defer
new purchases. Through Entuity’s Green IT
Underutilized Server and Spare Port analysis and
complementary reports, IT managers will be armed
with the data to see where there is excess capacity
available. This information will help in the process to
consolidate servers and maximize the devices that
are already in place.
Additionally, using accurate inventory data provided
by Entuity, IT managers are equipped to make the
best decisions on reassigning Ethernet switches. By
using newer models and retiring the older devices
that consume higher levels of power and cooling
is another tactic in conserving power and reducing
utility costs. Entuity’s inventory report targets the
most energy-inefficient servers making it a simple task
to conduct an accurate assessment on which devices
should be taken out of service.
Business Impact
The Entuity Green IT Perspective Module supplies
a better understanding of how the network can yield
cost savings, operate more efficiently, and clearly
show what value technology investments deliver
to the business. Entuity’s Green IT visibility and
manageability of your IT infrastructure will:
Reduce the amount of electrical utility carbon
emissions (CO2) attributed to the IT equipment
through lower power consumption resulting in a
smaller carbon footprint.
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Spare ports Report helps identify under-utilised resources
Eliminate unnecessary capex resource
expenditures through a comprehensive capacity
management approach maximizing existing
physical and virtual resources.
Decrease wasted power utilities expense
for devices left on after hours with effective
management of a corporate shutdown policy.
Whether your company is currently assessing its
sustainability strategy or is looking to maximize its
ROI on existing Green IT programs, the Entuity
Green IT Perspective delivers actionable details and
graphical reports to cut operational costs and identify
new savings opportunities for network devices,
servers, and workstations. Compliance of groups or
individuals to policies can be assured.
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With the inclusion of power consumption along side
Entuity’s traditional depth of device operational and
performance details, operations personnel have new
insight to quickly identify and remediate performance
issues using unique and contemporary approaches.
Licensing and Availability
The Entuity Green IT Perspective Module is
an optional module. Entuity runs on Windows
Server 2008 (R2 and SP2) and Windows Server
2012, 64-bit; Red Hat Enterprise Linux and
Oracle Linux, 64-bit; Microsoft Hyper-V Server,
and VMware ESX/ESXi Server.
Granularity including the number of violations per individual helps document and enforce corporate policies.
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