Power of the Plug: Uncover Hidden Energy Savings

6. #CiscoSmartTalk 6© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. The annual energy-related expenses of PC’s, laptops and other devices. The average number of hours a single workplace is left on. It’s typically in use 25-50% of the time. IT Plug Load: The Second Largest Consumer of Electricity

7. #CiscoSmartTalk 7© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Potential Big Time Savings PCs/Laptops $28b (31%) Network $18b (20%) Servers $14b (16%) Printers $13b (15%) Telecom $16b (~%18%) Other $90b IT Expense Breakdown

9. #CiscoSmartTalk 9© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Why Invest in an Energy Management System? Reduce Operating Costs Remotely monitor, measure and manage energy Reduce Power Consumption Identify savings opportunities (3-6 month ROI) Inventory IT Assets Visibility into systems and user behavior Reduce Carbon Footprint Support sustainability/green initiatives

10. #CiscoSmartTalk 10© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Facilities Owns the energy management budget, and is under pressure to keep costs as low as possible. IT Responsible for managing the data center, and is under pressure to increase capabilities. It all begins with a conversation between Facilities and IT. The Value of Collaboration

11. #CiscoSmartTalk 11© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. By working together to create energy-saving opportunities, you can reduce campus IT energy costs up to 35%! The Value of Collaboration

12. #CiscoSmartTalk 12© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. We Can Help! Cisco Energy Management Solution Savings in distributed office environments Visibility over all physical and virtual devices in your Data Center Return on investment

13. #CiscoSmartTalk 13© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Case Study: Hospital 100% Visibility, 30% Reduction in Energy Costs The Challenge A hospital needed to understand its IT energy consumption to find opportunities to lower it and meet its goal of operating with minimal impact to the environment. Originally, it sought a solution to power manage itsVoIP phones when not in use.

14. #CiscoSmartTalk 14© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Case Study: HospitalCase Study: Hospital 100% Visibility, 30% Reduction in Energy Costs The Environment 90+ Switches 800 VOIP Phones 800 PCs 300 Printers

15. #CiscoSmartTalk 15© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Case Study: Hospital 100% Visibility, 30% Reduction in Energy Costs The Results • Easily deployed in a challenging environment, as the hospital operates 24 hours per day • Gave 100% visibility into energy consumed throughout their IT environment, across multiple locations & arranged by dept. • Reduced energy consumption by more than 30%.

16. #CiscoSmartTalk 16© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Case Study: School System Fast, Agentless Deployment; $42k in Savings The Challenge School system had very high annual utility expenditure and was seeking a way to drive down costs.

17. #CiscoSmartTalk 17© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. The Environment PCs Case Study: School System Fast, Agentless Deployment; $42k in Savings Laptops Printers Switches Routers

18. #CiscoSmartTalk 18© 2015 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Case Study: School System Fast, Agentless Deployment; $42k in Savings The Results • Identified over 1,800 devices that were left on during week nights after hours and 1,200 devices that were left on over the weekends. • Identified all older PCs that were drawing higher power and were excellent candidates for replacement with newer, energy efficient machines. • By enabling Energy Management policies, the school system was able to reduce their energy costs by 35%. • Annual savings of $42.5K plus local utility rebate of $10k.