The document outlines a strategy for cost savings in a school setting through virtualization, power management, and transitioning to a paperless environment, resulting in total savings of £34,000 per year. Key initiatives include reducing physical servers from 24 to 9, implementing power management solutions, and utilizing SharePoint for administrative processes. Recommended next steps involve assessing existing software, applying group policies for power management, and fostering communication about these initiatives.

1. Cost Saving IdeasWith the help of…

2. Our topics…Virtualisation

3. Power Management

4. The Paperless SchoolVirtualisation

5. Virtualisation - The BenefitsElectricity24 physical servers to 9 physical serversCoolingLess servers to cool has cut down on our need to increase our cooling facilitiesMaintenanceLess physical servers to maintainVirtually no downtimeResponsiveEasily install new serverEasily increase resources available to a server£12,000

6. Our topics…Virtualisation

7. Power Management

8. The Paperless SchoolMicrosoft Options

9. Power Down3rd Party SoftwareSchedule windows for shut down & start upSetup individual windows for regular or one-off settings£14,000

10. Our topics…Virtualisation

11. Power Management

12. The Paperless SchoolWhy ?1.5 million sheets of paper a yearPrinting costs for letters, reportsPostage costs for letters, reportsAdmin timeIncrease availability of dataData analysisEasier than paperExport to Excel

13. Academic Review DayDrop down day for studentsAll students, along with parents, attend interview with teacherFill in an online formForm is emailed to student and parentData is all saved to SharePoint 2010

14. How Did We Do ItCreate lists on our SharePoint farmOffice InfoPath 2010 to create the formSharePoint Designer 2010 to create the workflows

15. Getting At The DataLinks to pages in the navigation of the Learning GatewayPage uses a filter to show only the relevant data

16. A Constant ReminderStudent are emailed a live copy of the form for their recordsTheir targets are on the main page of the Learning gateway

17. What does this all meanVirtualisation £12,000 a year saving