Published on 22 Apr 2009
"“IBM software gives us the ability to actively manage and reduce power usage in our datacenter. Our current work with IBM will help us realize an estimated 15 percent savings in energy consumption.”" - — Rich Siedzik, Director of Computer and Telecommunications Services, Bryant University
Customer:
Bryant University
Industry:
Education
Deployment country:
United States
Solution:
Energy Efficiency, Managing Business Infrastructure, Service Management, Virtualization
IBM Business Partner:
American Power Conversion (APC)
Overview
Working with IBM and IBM Business Partner APC, Bryant University has created an energy-and space-efficient data center that reduces energy consumption by 15% and operational costs by 30%.
Business need:
Bryant IT staff must find ways to reduce costs while delivering high-quality, environmentally friendly services.
Solution:
Working with IBM Alliance Partner APC and IBM Global Technology Services, Bryant optimized its data center efficiency through standardization, consolidation and virtualization.
Benefits:
15 percent reduction in energy consumption; 30 percent savings in operational expenses; 50 percent reduction in IT floor space requirement, helping to reduce carbon footprint
Case Study
Based in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Bryant University serves 3,200 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students from 31 U.S. states and 32 countries. The university has a proud history of excellence and innovation and was named one of the “Top 25 Most Connected Campuses” in The Princeton Review.
Challenge
At Bryant University, technology is an integral part of teaching and learning. In fact, according to Bryant staff, the institution’s use of technology has helped differentiate it from other colleges and universities and helped to provide students with a market advantage. However, in the face of tight economic times and a growing demand from parents and students to support “green initiatives,” Bryant IT staff must find ways to reduce costs while delivering high-quality, environmentally friendly services.
Solution
Working with IBM Alliance Partner APC and IBM Global Technology Services, Bryant optimized its data center efficiency through standardization, consolidation and virtualization. In phase one of its project, Bryant implemented IBM® BladeCenter® servers and the IBM Scalable Modular Data Center solution with the APC InfraStruXure architecture to create an energy- and space-efficient solution. The university was able to cut the number of physical servers almost in half, from 75 to just 40, and turned nearly 50 percent of its IT floor space back into classrooms. What’s more, this modular datacenter helped drive a 30 percent savings in operational expenses and a 21 percent reduction in capital expenditures.
With IBM Tivoli® Monitoring for Energy Management software as part of its service management solution, Bryant IT staff members can now gain visibility into the energy consumption of their server environment and compare it to workload requirements. Power, thermal and IT resource utilization are displayed on a single screen, helping staff to identify and address inefficiencies, such as capping power on underutilized servers. Comprehensive reporting capabilities allow staff to estimate the potential power and cost savings of proposed energy optimization recommendations. The insight into energy consumption and the energy management tools complements the server consolidation and virtualization initiatives and enabled Bryant to realize a 15 percent reduction in energy consumption.
Benefits
- 15 percent reduction in energy consumption
- 30 percent savings in operational expenses
- 50 percent reduction in IT floor space requirement, helping to reduce carbon footprint
Components
IBM products and services that were used in this case study.
Hardware:
BladeCenter
Software:
IBM Director, Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management, IBM Service Management Framework
Service:
GTS Integrated Technology Services, GTS ITS Site & Facilities: IT Facilities Assess/Design/Constr, GTS ITS Site & Facilities: IT Facilities Consol. & Relocation
Legal Information
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