Advantage

power management can be an easy and effective

means of saving green while conserving energy.
reduce costs
increase productivity
good for the environment.
Reduce air pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels
for The production of electricity
Prevent acid rain- power plant used to generate
electricity, burns oil, coal, or natural gas that emits
gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides.this causes acid rain

 computer energy is often wasteful

leaving the computer on when not in use (CPU and fan

consume power, screen savers consume power)

printing is often wasteful

how many of you print out your emails or meeting agendas

printing out partial drafts
for a paperless society, we tend to use more paper today
than before computer-prevalence

pollution

manufacturing techniques
packaging
disposal of computers and components

toxicity

as we will see, there are toxic chemicals used in the

manufacturing of computers and components which can
enter the food chain and water!

reduction of the use of hazardous materials such as lead at

the manufacturing stage
maximized energy efficiency during the product's term of use
recyclability or biodegradability of both a defunct product
and of any factory waste
reduction of the use of hazardous materials such as lead at
the manufacturing stage
maximized energy efficiency during the product's term of use
recyclability or biodegradability of both a defunct product
and of any factory waste

 reducing business costs and, by persuading purchasers to

consider their investment as a means of saving energy costs
over time, the concept is becoming increasingly associated with
financial savings and economic efficiency.
cost cutting and in reducing CO2 emissions.
reduce use of primary materials by 75.5 million metric tons
reduce use of toxic materials including mercury by 3,220 metric
tons
avoid disposal of 124,000 metric tonnes of hazardous waste
save 42.2 billion kWh of electricity
eliminate 174m metric tons of air emissions and almost 365,000
metric tonnes of water pollutant emissions
reduce 3.31m metric tons of carbon equivalent greenhouse gas
emissions

 Virtualization
reducing
reducing
reducing
reducing

the number of servers required to support computing needs

hardware support costs
hardware costs for disaster recovery
data centre power and cooling costs

Power management
can reduce energy consumption by up to 70%'.

Material recycling
It is estimated that development of hardware takes up 75% of a PCs
lifecycle energy before the equipment is even turned on for the first
time. Recycling computer equipment not only keeps harmful
materials such as lead and mercury out of landfills, but also helps to
reduce costs and energy consumption relating to manufacture.

 Pros
Reduce power costs
Save money
Be environmentally responsible
Reduce global warming and climate change
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Cons
Possible wear and tearon hardware
Response time
Possible confusion to end users

 Reduced power usage and lower emissions. Thin-client terminals have much better
energy
efficiency than traditional thick clients. They consume anywhere from 6 to 50 watts far less
than the 150 to 350 watts used by typical PCs. In a representative conversion of 5,000 PCs to
5,000 thin-client terminals, with the required server and cooling infrastructure, Forresters
Desktop Power And Emissions Calculator identifies a conservative 24% power reduction.5 This
reduced power demand promises a related 23% decrease in CO2 emissions.
Improved product life cycles and material sustainability. Thin-client environments
typically
extend the life cycle of IT legacy investments by at least three years. Unlike PCs and laptops,
which commonly have a three- to four-year replacement cycle, thin clients last an average of
seven years. They slow down technologys inevitable slide into obsolescence because they have
fewer points of failure and rarely need upgrades.6 Moreover, the absence of hard drives and
the limited or absent microprocessor and memory requirements mean thin clients use fewer
hazardous materials upstream, minimize packaging material during transport, and generate
less
ecologically damaging waste downstream.7 Further residual effects of having no moving parts
also include reduced noise levels and decreased weight, both of which further substantiate the
green badge of thin clients.