2009 Green IT Symposium
The U-M Green IT Symposium is a half-day conference for U-M IT professionals. The event, hosted by Climate Savers Computing Initiative @ U-M, will share and encourage the adoption of green IT practices. Learn what other campus units are doing and how you can incorporate similar money- and resource-saving tactics in your own department!
Handout Materials
- Quick Guide to Green IT Achievement
- Computer Power & Patch Management/Virtualization as a Service
- Data Center Server Room Case Studies
Opening Keynote Address
Greener & Better IT: A Systematic Challenge and Opportunity
Speaker: Dan Atkins, Associate Vice-President for Research Cyberinfrastructure
Presentation Slides: Greener and Better IT: A systematic challenge and opportunity
Block 1 Sessions
Green IT on Campus: A Panel Discussion
Description: Representatives from a wide array of campus units will share their stories on sustainable IT practices. Units all face different challenges: you can recognize their lessons learned and bring the information back to your unit.
Presenters:
- Ed Adams, Chief Technology Officer and Director, Ross School of Business
- Joan McCollum, IT Manager, Enterprise Device Engineering and Management, UMHS
- Roger Wilfong, Systems Programmer/Analyst Lead, UMHS
- Bob Jones, ITS Campus Computing Sites Printing Coordinator and Power/Climate Savers Lead
- Suzanne Weintraub, Search/Review Specialist, Medical School Dean's Office
- Ken Keeler, Office of Campus Sustainability
Presentation Slides: Green IT on Campus: A Panel Discussion
Budgeting Impacts of Green IT
Description: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) is now allocating energy costs to each of its units to raise accountability and responsibility. Learn what the college has done, how it is working, and future plans for increasing awareness about energy consumption. Penner-Hahn will also discuss the importance of sustainability to LSA and the university.
Presenter:
James Penner-Hahn, Associate Dean for Budget, LSA
Presentation Slides: Budgeting Impacts of Green IT
Server Virtualization/VaaS Infomercial
Description: Leveraging server virtualization in data centers and server rooms is a CSCI @ U-M best practice. Server virtualization reduces the need for rack space, power, cooling and administration while lowering total cost of ownership. Learn how the new Virtualization as a Service (VaaS) offering will help you save money on floor space, power, cooling and administration while delivering a feature-rich enterprise services.
Presenters:
- Chris Wood, Storage and Server Virtualization Manager, Information and Technology Services
- Mark Personett, Storage and Server Virtualization Senior, Information and Technology Services
Presentation Slides: Server Virtualization/VaaS Infomercial
Vendor Presentations
EnergyWise - Presented by Cisco
Description: A new innovative technology enables Cisco to optimize Greenhouse Gas (GhG) emissions by measuring, reporting and reducing energy consumption across the entire corporate infrastructure. Learn how this innovation changes the way customers conduct their business while adopting collaborative environmental sustainability practices.
Presenter:
Dan Wasson, Systems Engineering Manager, Cisco
Presentation Slides: Cisco: EnergyWise
Why Data Center Design Really Does Matter - Presented by Sun Microsystems
Description: Sun's data center experts speak candidly on industry trends, what it really takes to go green, and data center design. They will share tips and a case study on the building of Colorado's greenest data center.
Presenter:
Michael Ponke, Principal, Sun Microsystems
Presentation Slides: Sun: Why Data Center Design Really Does Matter!
Green IT: Compute More, Consume Less - Presented by Dell
Description: Learn Dell's vision of a greener planet and its lifecycle approach to green. Focus on data centers, end-user computing, packaging and carbon offsets.
Presenter:
Frank Krieber, Account Manager
Presentation Slides: Dell: Green IT - Compute More, Consume Less
Block 2 Sessions
U-M Data Centers' Status
Description: Get a cohesive explanation of data center activities on campus. Topics include: data center and server room inventories, capacity needs assessment, strategies to increase capacity, management of existing space, consolidation, costing and long-term and short-term strategies.
Presenter:
Andy Palms, Director of Networks and Data Centers, Information and Technology Services
Presentation Slides: U-M Data Centers' Status
Desktop Technologies Behind the Scenes
Description: IT professionals have the power to save power for individuals in their unit. A group of cross-campus volunteers developed CSCI @ U-M Desktop Best Practices. Learn the ups and downs of implementing green practices and how it can be done.
Presenter:
Andrew Wilson, Team Supervisor, ITS and CSCI @ U-M Desktop Team Lead
Presentation Slides: Desktop Technologies Behind the Scenes
10 Ways You Can Motivate Lasting Change
Description: General awareness campaigns and typical marketing incentives are extremely effective for building awareness, changing attitudes, and gaining momentum in the near-term. However, once the incentives stop and the publicity dies, people tend to revert to their old ways. Learn 10 science-based methods to create sustainable change. These tools and principles are very effective as they focus on individual internal and external psycho-social drivers.
Presenters:
- Kris Kolevar, Planet Blue Project Manager
- Joan Witte, Director of Communications, Information & Technology Services
Presentation Slides: 10 Ways You Can Motivate Lasting Change
Afternoon Keynote Address
The Critical Role of IT in Sustainability
Speaker:
Laura Patterson, Associate Vice President of Information and Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
Presentation Slides: The Critical Role of IT in Sustainability