Reducing Environmental Impact Through EarthSmart Computing™
Over the past few years, improving energy efficiency while minimizing the environmental impact corporations have on global warming has become a top-of-mind business issue (and expense) with senior IT executives. These issues have helped propel cloud client computing to the forefront, as a cost effective solution which leaves a very small environmental footprint. At a very high level, cloud client computing offers users the benefit of consuming less power, but that's just the beginning.
Here are just a few things to consider:
Less materials and energy are used in production compared to a PC
Wyse thin clients are small in size and weight which reduces the cost and energy required for transportation
Less materials also means less to dispose of at the end of its life
Up to 90 percent of the unit can be recycled, and up to 99 percent of the packaging can be recycled as well
Low heat output means less power needed for air-conditioning systems
Wyse has implemented an ISO 14001-based environmental management system and Wyse products meet stringent ROHS requirements
Energy savings comparison: 1,000 PCs versus 1,000 thin clients
Today, thin clients, when coupled with modern servers are more ecologically friendly than PCs alone, and far better than PCs with servers. Consider this example: 1,000 PC users versus the same 1,000 thin client users connected to a centralized server environment over a one year period.
Taking into account the thin clients and servers, the thin client installation delivers the following benefits*:
90 percent less energy used each year
131,810 fewer Kw/H used each year
$11,784 (U.S.) saved in energy costs per-year
102 fewer tons of CO2 put into the environment each year
27 fewer tons of e-waste after six years of use
Substantially less air conditioning needed
Less "noise" pollution in user areas
*Calculations based on: - S10 Thin Client at 6.6 watts per hour - 3 Dell PowerEdge 2950 servers and Citrix Presentation Server 64-bit at 206 watts per hour per server - Dell OptiPlex 620 at 70.51 watt per hour - Energy cost at $0.0894 Kw/H as of Dec 2006 - 40 hour work week, 52 weeks
See how you can save energy and money by using Wyse thin clients.
