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How Your Area Can Help
Here's what you can do in your area (school, college, department or even small workgroup) to practice sustainable computing, and how to get it done. We've done the research so you can get to work quickly and see immediate benefits.
Consider the desktop computing environment in your area
Evaluate the current desktop environment in your area, and implement desktop computing best practices to save energy and money for your department.
Think about how you deliver computing services
Consider shared services
Consider using shared services instead of running your own, or get together with other similar units to collaborate on services not available centrally.
U-M offers a number of services across campus that can help you toward your sustaainble computing goal.
Conserve power while providing services
Inventory your servers and turn off those not actually providing a service. Consider virtualizing remaining servers.
Improve the efficiency of your server environments
Consolidate servers, moving them from office space and server closets to larger data centers and follow Data Center/Server Room Best Practices.
Be recognized for your good work
Units on this map have been recognized for their Green IT Achievement. Is your area here?
View U-M Departments with Green IT Achievement in a larger map