Green IT: increase sustainability and efficiency with intelligent endpoint management
With increased awareness of environmental protection and sustainability, Green IT is becoming a higher priority for many organizations. Intelligent endpoint management not only optimizes infrastructure performance, it also makes important contributions toward achieving sustainability goals.
Short & sweet
- Energy Management supports “Green IT” by monitoring and controlling the energy consumption of IT devices, providing usage analyses, energy-saving profiles and time-controlled shutdowns.
- Holistic Endpoint Management includes functions for making software distribution, remote management and comprehensive asset management more efficient.
- Linux extends the service life of older hardware to reduce costs and E-waste.
Energy management: the key to energy efficiency
What is Green IT? Green IT is an important aspect of achieving business environmental sustainability goals. However, the contributions that IT solutions like the baramundi Management Suite (bMS) can make are often underestimated. In fact, the bMS not only provides tools for managing endpoint device energy consumption, but
also enables comprehensive and intelligent implementation of sustainable practices throughout an organization.
Let's start with a closer look the bMS Energy Management module. It enables IT administrators to
monitor and manage the energy consumption of endpoint devices with a range of functions:
- Detailed consumption analyses: IT managers can monitor the energy consumption of individual devices or many network endpoints, including attached peripherals. This makes it possible to quickly identify energy guzzlers and implement targeted measures.
- Intelligent energy-saving profiles: Customized profiles can be created based on usage patterns. For example, PCs can be put into sleep mode and displays can be powered down off after a period of inactivity.
- Time-controlled shutdowns: Devices can be shut down automatically at night, during weekends and other periods of low usage then powered up when needed.
- Reporting and optimization: You can document energy-saving measures, assess the and results and optimize consumption continuously.
By using these functions correctly, companies can reduce energy consumption, lower energy costs, and actively support climate protection by reducing the carbon footprint of IT operations.
Green IT – Holistic approach to sustainability
However, IT administrators should not stop there because sustainability is about more than just managing electrical usage. Intelligent endpoint management also supports more comprehensive sustainability practices through:
- Extension of hardware service life:
- Optimized configurations enhance the performance of older devices that would otherwise be decommissioned and discarded.
- Targeted resource allocation means repurposing older devices that can be used efficiently for specific tasks.
- Remote management:
- Comprehensive remote maintenance allows many IT tasks to be performed without the need for travel and associated CO2 emissions and increases the efficiency of IT support.
- Faster problem resolution leads to less downtime and more efficient use of existing resources.
- Inventory and asset management:
- Accurate overviews of existing hardware and software help optimize system utilization and resource planning and procurement.
- Lifecycle management directly affects plans for upgrades and replacements and helps IT teams find the optimum balance between performance and sustainability.
Greener IT with baramundi
Intelligent endpoint management with the bMS supports business sustainability efforts with solutions that help reduce operating costs, increase IT efficiency and improve performance.
Linux gives new life to old hardware
Green IT also encompasses the practical reuse and re-purposing of older hardware. For example, Linux makes it possible to continue to use older hardware that doesn’t meet the requirements of Windows 11. That has multiple downstream benefits including reduced use of raw materials used to manufacture new systems, lower carbon emissions associated with packaging, shipping and supply chain logistics, and less electronic waste:
- Multiple uses:
- Older PCs can be used as thin clients, file servers or for specific tasks such as data capture.
- Linux-based systems are ideal for kiosk systems, digital display boards and even office productivity applications.
- Resource-saving alternative:
- Many Linux distributions are significantly less resource-hungry than modern Windows versions.
- Even on older hardware, Linux can still run smoothly and efficiently.
- Security and stability:
- Linux systems are often less susceptible to malware and offer robust security features.
- Regular updates keep older systems up to date.
With the baramundi Management Suite (bMS), IT administrators can easily manage the transition to Linux on suitable devices:
- OS deployment: automated installation of Linux distributions on compatible devices.
- Configuration management: Centralized management of Linux settings and policies.
- Software distribution: Simple installation and updating of Linux applications.
- Inventory: Detailed views of Linux-based systems in the company network.
- Patch management: Automated security updates for Linux systems.
By integrating Linux systems into existing IT infrastructure, companies can extend the service life of their hardware, lower costs and reduce their carbon footprint simultaneously.
