Track 2 - Green IT

Session 2-3: The Green Business Case for Virtualization: Regulations and the CO2 Trade in Congress

10/26/10

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

Errin Frahm

Lead IT Specialist

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Health and Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Errin Frahm has supported the technology needs of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health since 1998. His IT career began at GE Capital IT Solutions configuring custom desktop and server builds. After joining the NIDDK, he progressed from desktop support to Lead IT Specialist of the Server Group where he oversees server and storage infrastructure. Errin holds a variety of certifications including Novell, Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, Network Appliance, Access Data and F5. He is a Certified Novell Engineer, a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Matt Theurer

VP, Professional Services

Virtustream

Matt Theurer, vice president, professional services for Virtustream, Inc., has been designing and deploying IT solutions for small to mid-sized companies for 20 years. Matt was one of the first individuals certified on VMware’s virtualization platform and is a VMware Certified Design Expert, in addition to holding industry certifications from Microsoft, Cisco and EMC. Matt began his career designing “smart” building solutions for the government. He also served as senior systems engineer and project manager for CIS Global and VirtuaLogic before co-founding Brigh Technologies, specializing in disaster recovery. Matt holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Congress is debating cap and trade legislation which may significantly impact the cost of doing business. In the near future, companies may need to closely examine their carbon emissions and develop a plan for reducing environmental impact. This session will present an overview of cap and trade and discuss how businesses can leverage virtualization to cut costs, reduce energy consumption and decrease CO2 output. You’ll learn:



  • How deploying a virtual infrastructure enabled the NIDDK to reduce servers, lower annual energy usage 82% and decrease CO2 emissions by 900,000 lbs.
  • Tools to quantify environmental impact—utilities, resource consumption, carbon —and develop a strategy for green IT.
  • Strategies for reducing energy costs, CO2 emissions and capital investment in hardware, software and on-site infrastructure through virtualization.
  • How to calculate the energy costs and environmental impact of physical versus virtual servers.
  • How to prepare for cap and trade by creating a roadmap to seamlessly transition to a green IT environment.

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