securing and greening your it
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Learn about the latest developments that support Lumension's enhanced power management capabilities.TRANSCRIPT
Think New: Securing and Greening Your IT at The Same Time
May 2010
Chris Andrew | VP Security Technologies
Agenda
Why Go Green?
Solution Overview» Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
» Power Policy Wizard
» Power Management Reports
Q & A
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Why Go Green?
Environmental Impact
The global IT and communications industry accounts for approximately 2% of all global CO2 emissions1
There are currently over 1 billion PCs, projected to be 2.25 billion by 20152
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Sources: 1.Gartner, May 2007 2.Forrester Research
Financial Impact
Energy costs –typically around 10% of an IT budget—could account for 50% of the average IT budget in just a few years1
“By 2010, about half of the Forbes Global 2000 companies will spend more on energy than on hardware”2
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Sources: 1.Mark, Roy, House Green Lights EPA Data Centers Study, Internetnews.com (July 13, 2006) 2.Businessweek.com: CEO Guide To Green Computing. From Gartner
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Industry Averages
» The average desktop PC wastes nearly half the power it consumes
» Servers lose approximately one-third of their power as heat
» 90% of desktops don’t use power management settings
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Save a Buck, Save the Planet!
PC Energy Savings make fiscal sense» Power savings alone
Energy rebate programs are available» Up to $3 per PC depending on where
you live
Save money, reduce emissions…» This is NOT a “carbon offset”
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Best Practices
Implement Power Management software» Hibernate desktops after hours
» Require a monitor-off policy
» Studies show 250 to 300kWh/ year per PC
Replace old desktops & monitors with EnergyStar rated models» Could save 140kWh/ year per PC
Virtualize servers» Reduce server count
» Reduce cooling requirements
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Downsides to Power Management
End User complaints» Computer takes too long to boot
» Lost my work because you shutdown my PC!
Sleeping computers cannot be managed» Software can’t be deployed
» Policies updates cannot be applied
» Remote desktop unavailable
Can also make the network less secure» Computers that are turned off can’t be scanned
» Patches cannot be installed to a computer that is hibernating
» AV Updates can be delayed
» Security Policies cannot be implemented until all nodes connect
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The Green IT Mandate
1. Save CO2 Emissions
2. Save Money
3. Save Waste
… without sacrificing security
… without loosing manageability
… without alienating your user base !
Solution Overview
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Solution Areas
Wake-On-LAN» Securing / Managing your systems
Power Policy Wizard» Defining and distributing power policies for your systems
Power Management Reports» Qualifying for a power company rebate
New feature included with L.E.M.S.S. 7.0 SP1:
Wake-On-LAN
Wake-On-LAN Overview
Allow maintenance of systems that are powered down
» Patch Deployment
» Policy Updates
» Software Distribution
Perform system maintenance during off hours» No interruption to end users
Requested feature from customers» Many of our enterprise scale customers have
asked for this feature
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Use of Enterprise Service Bus Platform
First add on plug-in for the L.E.M.S.S. platform» Installs on top of L.E.M.S.S. 7.0 SP1
» Wakeup requests are PUSHED to the Wakepoint
» Wakepoint posts back its status and subnet ranges
EDS Module (Server Plug in)» Server threads that read and write the Endpoint Wake Times data
» Sends out the wake requests every 5 minutes
EPS Module (aka “Wakepoint”)» Client side module that processes the wakeup requests
» One Wakepoint per network segment; when we ship…
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Waking Machines by Hours Of Operation
Use your existing agent Hours Of Operation policy» Agent can communicate and download patches
» Ideal time to wake up is at the beginning of HOP period
» Multiple HOP times can be defined each day
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Waking Machines Using Daily Wake Times
• Use when Hours Of Operation are not established
• Same wake time for every computer within a group
Power Policy WizardRequires Lumension® Content Wizard
Power Policy Overview
Establish corporate wide policy» Hibernation settings
» Turn Off Monitor settings
» Turn Off HDD settings
Reach all endpoints» Deploy with GPO
» Non-domain computers
» Laptops
Enforce compliance over time» Verify that the policy stays applied
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Add-On module for L.E.M.S.S. 7.0 SP1
Power Management Reports
Power Management Reports
Power Savings Calculator» “What if” calculations on power usage
» Model some power savings scenarios
Gather information required for a rebate» PCs under management
» Licenses installed
» Power Savings
Power Monitoring» Measure actual endpoint uptime
» Monitor states (on/ monitor-off/ sleep,..)
Dashboard
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Qualifying for a Rebate
Step One: Identify a plan» E.g. Aim to have Desktop and Laptop PCs idle or sleeping for 16+ hours per
day, instead of running 24 x 7 x 365
Step Two: Apply to your Power Company» Calculate your savings
» Submit formal or informal plan
» Varies by power company
Step Three: Implement your plan » Purchase Power Management software, etc
Step Four: Document your results» Receive your rebate
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Estimate Your Power Savings
• Check local Power Company requirements» Is there a form to fill out?
» Is a formal plan required?
» Are laptop computers eligible?
» Etc…
• Calculate your power savings estimates» By machine type» By power savings strategy
• Submit your application for a rebate
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Power Management Dashboard
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Uptime Report
• Deploy new power management settings» Active Directory / Domain Policy
» Local Power Policy using Power Wizard
• Monitor uptime over time» Uptime should decrease rapidly» Find the groups /etc that are out of compliance
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Energy Usage Report
• Measures estimated energy consumption» Factors in uptime and machine type» Quickly locate the groups that will save the most money
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Demos are available in the Resource Center –
http://www.lumension.com/Products/Endpoint-Management-Security-Suite/Endpoint-Power-Management.aspx
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