Green computing

Overview

Improving energy efficiency, minimizing environmental impact and addressing global warming have become top-of-mind business issues for corporate IT leaders. Those issues have helped establish cloud client computing as a cost-effective solution with a much smaller environmental footprint than PC-based computing.

At a very high level, cloud client computing supports green corporate initiatives by offering users the benefit of greater energy efficiency, but that's only part of the story. Here are some other ways that EarthSmartTM Computing solutions from Dell Wyse not only make your IT infrastructure greener but can help you keep more green in your pocket.

• Dell Wyse cloud clients use just 7 - 15 watts of energy on average in full operation compared to a PC, which uses 80 watts or more. And fewer materials and less energy are used in the production of Dell Wyse thin clients, compared to a PC.
  
  
• Dell Wyse thin clients are small in size and weight, which reduces the cost and energy required for transportation.
  
  
• Less material per unit also means less to dispose of at the end of the product lifecycle.
  
  
• Up to 90 percent of each unit can be recycled, and up to 99 percent of the packaging can be recycled, as well.
  
  
• Low thermal output means less power needed for air-conditioning systems.
  
  
• Dell Wyse has implemented an ISO 14001-based environmental management system.
  
  
• Dell Wyse thin clients comply with stringent European Community WEEE recycling and RoHS disposal directives.
  
  
• Dell Wyse thin and zero clients have a longer average product lifecycle (5 to 7 years) than a PC.
  
  
• Dell Wyse cloud clients can be managed remotely; and maintenance and software updates can be delivered electronically, eliminating related travel expenses. 

 

Our Commitment

• Letter from the CEO, Tarkan Maner
• FAQ: EarthSmart Computing Initiative

White paper

• Environmental Benefits of Thin Computing 

Press releases

• UK National Lottery Operator Goes for Securer and Greener IT with Dell Wyse Cloud Client Computing
• Standard Bank Recognized in Green IT Leadership for Successful Energy Reduction Initiative with Virtual Desktops From Dell Wyse Technology
• Rockhurst University Cuts IT Support Cost and Reduces Energy Bill by 80% with the Introduction of Client Virtualization Hardware and Software Solutions from Dell Wyse Technology
• Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) Deploys Dell Wyse Technology to Green its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Dell Wyse Virtualization Helps Queen Margaret University Win Green Gown Award for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Dell Wyse Chief Strategy Officer Jeff McNaught to Speak About Green IT Strategies at Corporate Eco-Forum Annual Meeting
• Dell Wyse Technology Thin Clients Enable Norwegian Schools to Meet Green IT Objective
• Dell Wyse CEO Tarkan Maner to Speak at "Green Is Gold" Conference

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