We at HCL follow a phased methodology to provide Green Datacenter solutions that are cost effective, lend sustainability to business operations and ensure a healthy bottom-line for an enterprise.
- Assessment Phase powered by our unique DGQ Service
Create baseline of energy usage and carbon footprint of the current environment using HCL’s assessment framework (Green IT Scorecard) which is used to audit the existing environment. This is followed by Gap analysis and Feasibility study to identify transformational activities, perform impact analysis and assess cost structure.
- Planning and Design Phase
Develop a detailed roadmap for specific Green IT initiatives like procurement, DC optimization, recycling, financial and resource planning.
- Implementation Phase
Choose and implement specific technologies for Datacenter consolidation, virtualization, power and cooling management, IT infrastructure management. This phase would also involve enabling an enterprise to get LEED certified.
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Assessment
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Planning and Design
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Implementation/ Continuous Green Improvement
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Facility Assessment
- Floor plan and layout
- Power and cooling
- Security
Technology Assessment
- IT Asset Utilization
- IT Power consumption
- Hardware acquisition and
lifecycle
Management Assessment
- Capacity forecast
- Asset disposal/Asset recovery
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- Setting Green Procurement
policies
- E-waste recycling program
- Optimizing existing data center
- Designing a new Data center
- Positioning DC initiatives to support green business practices
- Total cost of ownership + Total cost of operations
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Adopting
- Power and Cooling Best practices
- Virtualization
- Power Management
- DC Consolidation
- Continuous monitoring
through Energy efficiency Metrics (e.g. PUE by Green Grid)
- Reporting energy efficiency results
- Realigning targets
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