Greening YourIT Mindset

Ken KleinerDirector of Information Technology

Who we are

Everything we do is focused on reducing greenhouse gases - policy, energy efficiency, technology development, environmental communications...the list goes on. These are the tasks and our goal is clear: to empower Albertans to take action on climate change.

What do we offer

EnvironmentalCommunications

Policy

EnergyEfficiency

TechnologyDevelopment

What do we offer: IT

EnvironmentalCommunications

Policy

EnergyEfficiency

TechnologyDevelopment

CollaborationTools

SocialNetworking

RebateClearinghouseData-sharing

Interfaces

Rich WebToolset

Internal UserToolset

Outsourced

In-source

What do we offer: IT

CollaborationTools

SocialNetworking

RebateClearinghouseData-sharing

Interfaces

Rich WebToolset

Internal UserToolset

Bits not Atoms

Reduce

Baseline Promote

Our approach to Green IT

Baseline

• What do you currently have for inventory?

Reduce

• Server Virtualization

3 to 1 Consolidation

- smaller space needed

- power load (80% less)

- cooling needs reduced

Reduce

Standardized mobile system

- increased security

• Desktop Virtualization

- power load (70% less)

- no phantom power

• Rebate Clearinghouse

Online Application

Brochures

Website

Paper Forms

Review electronically

Batched Payment

Bits not Atoms

Reduction in Materials

Email for rejected apps

Reduced Transportation

Program Details

Application Form

Review Applicatio

n

SendPayment

Manual Check

Electronic Payment/Batched

Bits not Atoms

• Collaboration

Staff(WebEx & Live

Meeting)

Project Teams(WebEx Connect

& MS Groove)

Internal and External Users

(MS SharePoint)

Geographically Diverse Partners

(Wikis)

Reduced Transportation

Reduction in MaterialsReduced email load

Less document duplication

Timelines Shortened

Promote- now

• Educate our business units of our services– Rebate Clearinghouse– Unified user information– Payment processing– Internal & external reporting– Social networking model– Document storage with versioning– And more…

Promote - future

• Location-based mobile services– Green social networking– Commute tracking– Traffic and transit updates

• Remote Monitoring• New toolsets for business

– Web tools for visual learning– Electronic paper– Emerging collaboration tools (video/audio/web)

Promote- future

• Change in how we look at data

Traffic Congestion

Is your bus on time or full?

Is the energy use in your own unusually high/low?

How is the fuel economy of my current driving habits?

Beyond Dollars and Cents

• Reduces Risk– From rising energy costs and supply– Possible legislated changes

• Increased Staff Retention• Reputation

– Consumers, students, employees and partners care about how green your organization is

Beyond Dollars and Cents

• Climate Change is real

…and how your organization’s uses technology is part of the solution.

Questions?

Ken Kleinerkkleiner@climatechangecentral.comwww.climatechangecentral.com