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West Penn Allegheny Health System cuts energy consumption, $250,000 in yearly expenses

12/06/2012

It won't balance the books, but an energy saving initiative at the West Penn Allegheny Health System is paying real dividends.

With the help of Seattle-based information technology energy efficiency company Verdiem, West Penn Allegheny has cut its computer energy consumption 44 percent since September, for a projected yearly savings of $165,000 on its utility bill. Verdiem also has been working with Pittsburgh health system UPMC since 2009 and, by UPMC estimates, it is saving the organization more than $250,000 per year on energy costs.

Case Study: Staffordshire University

As part of it's Green Initiative drive - and in an effort to control rising electricity costs - Staffordshire University selected Verdiem Surveyor to help cut student PC electricity usage by 60% with a full return-on-investment within a single year.

12/06/2012

Based across four main campuses - two in Stoke-on-Trent and two in Stafford - Staffordshire University's 20,000 on-campus students create a significant demand on energy. As part of the University's drive to become more environmentally friendly, alongside a general goal to optimise expenditure, the IT team started to look at the power consumer by PCs.

Energy Efficiency for Business

11/08/2012

According to The Carbon Trust, UK businesses are wasting as much as 30 percent of the energy they pay for, and that’s a significant bottom line issue for organisations of all sizes. One of the key culprits here is office equipment – second only to heating and cooling – particularly PCs that are estimated to account for 30 percent of IT energy use in most organisations. With energy costs likely to continue rising, the operational cost of running IT will become even more significant.

First there was Xbox, now there's Vbox

11/01/2012

It won't play "Halo 4," but the new Vbox from Seattle-based Verdiem does give users advanced weapons to combat power hogs. Verdiem makes software for managing information-technology energy usage. Now it's also selling the Vbox, a product Verdiem calls the "first IT energy management appliance."

Bank of Hawaii Puts PCs to Sleep to Cut Costs

10/10/2012

The fact that an Aloha State company would seek to lower its energy footprint is no surprise. Hawaii has the highest utility bills in the nation. While efforts to convert to renewables continue, it's been slow going: Hawaii still imports over 90 percent of its energy, and plants there generate the majority of their power from burning pricey fuel oil.

Spokane Public Schools district software pays big dividends

09/10/2012

Network administrators for the Spokane Public Schools district spent $104,000 in 2009 to slash energy consumption on 10,000 of its 13,000 computers.

The money purchased a software installation that shuts down office or classroom computers after a set period of inactivity. Many teachers and staff tend to leave PCs on all the time, said Steve Payne, district tech manager.

The return on the initial investment has been evident and immediate. The school district is achieving $121,000 in savings each year by having the shutdown software installed, Payne said.

Verdiem adds energy efficient software to French media group TF1

US IT energy management specialist Verdiem has deployed its efficiency software for the TF1 Group, one of France’s largest media businesses.

09/05/2012

The solution is designed to allow power saving policies to match customer requirements, cutting electricity usage across TF1’s 4,000 PCs by between 60 and 75 per cent.
 
It is expected that the new software will offer a return on investment within one year.
 
Thierry Michalak, TF1 IT Director, said, ‘We trialled several PC power management solutions, and Verdiem’s Surveyor solution – proposed by Greenvision – proved to be superior on both the functional and the technical level – generating a further 15 to 20 per cent savings compared to rival solutions.
 

Green is Good

The FS sector has a reputation for consuming vast amounts of energy through the use of IT. Yet for a variety of reasons, many organisations are currently ramping up their green strategies.

08/22/2012

Back in the early 2000s, green was a la mode: banks were pumping resources into CSR initiatives and building eco-friendly datacentres with grass roofs and reclaimed wood. Post crisis, the financial services community is a lot quieter about green IT. But does this reflect what’s going on behind the scenes?

Changing Your Company's Culture Can Boost Your Bottom Line

07/11/2012

A weak economy can have long-lasting effects on companies financially, but it can also impact employee morale. The most recent recession was no exception, and employees couldn’t help but worry whether or not their jobs were safe. Last year, as our Seattle-based company, Verdiem, pulled itself out of the recession, I knew we needed to make some changes.

How to Save Money by Automating CPU Power Cycles

A software tool that automates CPU power cycles is helping the city of Spokane, Washington, reduce its carbon footprint and bolster its bottom line.

07/10/2012

Called Verdiem Surveyor, the program was deployed in 2010 across city-owned technology assets located in 60 buildings throughout Spokane. The software enabled IT staff to program groups of PCs to power down and wake up at certain times, instead of having to set up each individual machine.

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