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Class overview
Save money, be energy efficient With energy and production costs on the rise, energy-conscious companies are enjoying the economic benefits of using energy-efficient technologies and best practices. This class addresses methods for improving your company's bottom line with energy conservation tips, such as using power-saving devices, virtualization techniques and recycling programs for equipment and consumables.
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What you'll learn
  • Understand the importance of an energy-efficient workplace and the benefits of using the right technology to help you achieve cost savings with energy conservation
  • Recycle office equipment safely, find reuse programs and make smart equipment and consumable purchasing decisions
  • Understand which green technologies are available and their benefits
  • Learn how to reduce e-waste (electronic waste) with e-waste disposal programs
  • Discover how to make energy-efficient and ecologically friendly changes to your existing or new work environment
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Lessons
» Lesson 1: Acting green in the office: energy efficiency
Companies around the world have joined the trend toward energy-efficient work environments. This lesson explores ways to save energy and discusses the economic benefits of power-saving devices and techniques, important regulations and more.
Lesson 2: Using energy-efficient computers, technologies and techniques
This lesson covers energy-efficient computers, technologies and best practices at the end-user level. You'll learn about PC chips, PC power-saving modes, printing technologies and electronic document-based workflows.
Lesson 3: Storage systems, exchange virtualization and cooling
Reducing energy consumption and heat buildup throughout the IT infrastructure is a high priority for IT managers. This lesson addresses server, storage, virtualization and power and cooling technologies that can lower your operating costs.
Lesson 4: Good recycling programs for the office
Businesses can reduce waste and improve efficiency by making smart acquisition decisions, re-using equipment, recycling consumables and purchasing environmentally friendly products. This lesson covers HP's product return and recycling programs.
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Cisco Gilliland
Cisco Gilliland
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Cisco Gilliland has worked in digital music and video production for more than 10 years, playing in bands, recording his own music and that of other artists, and preserving delicate vinyl and tape recordings to digital formats. He also dreams of creating his very own ultimate home theater system. But his true love lies with his living room setup, which he tweaks and upgrades every chance he gets. When he's not in his living room reveling in cinematic nirvana, he does web development and graphic design, plays in several bands, and occasionally gets an education on the basketball court. Born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Cisco has lived in Austin, Texas, since 1989.
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Class reviews

1GlasgoW1
Nov 23, 2009

Save money, be energy efficient

This Class is just as important to school age children as it is to IT professionals. Excellent!

mvalore
Nov 12, 2009

Very good information

Excellent reference and info for future upgrades as well as ways to reap immediate savings.

4480
Nov 11, 2009

lowering energy costs

This information was very helpful in giving ways of saving energy while on and off the computer. it also helped in the many new software and appliances anyone can purchase to help lower energy cost. i found all the information helpful.

wwals
Nov 2, 2009
(Edited about 22 days ago)

Tradeoff

This is a great overview/list of tips how to be energy efficient. The question I was hoping to learn is when to replace ineffecient hardware. For example newer server hardware CPU's are more power efficient (you get more done for with the same power) but when you get everything done already with your old hardware how does one decide it is cost/environmental effective to replace. How do you calculate that the power consumption will go down if you replace with a newer server and how much costs will that save. (usage by server and airco in your datacenter). There is little emphasis that the heat generated by a server also needs to be dispensated by the airco of the datacenter. So 1 Watt saved on a server can be 2x1 watt or more in total.
It would really help if some formulas and tips on how to find the actual use of old/new equipment would be given.

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