Manage Power Across the Company with Cisco EnergyWise

Reduce costs and increase operational efficiency while optimizing greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions and complying with government directives.

By measuring, reporting, and reducing energy consumption across the entire corporate infrastructure, the innovative Cisco EnergyWise technology can significantly impact a company's entire facilities energy budget.

This new energy management architecture helps improve operational efficiency for any powered device, from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices to IP-enabled building controllers.

• EnergyWise Flash Demonstration(Flash)
  Visual exploration of Cisco EnergyWise technology
• EnergyWise At-A-Glance (PDF - 277 KB)
  Key features of Cisco EnergyWise.
• EnergyWise Overview (PDF - 2.7 MB)
  Business benefits of deploying Cisco EnergyWise.
• Controlling Corporate Energy Consumption Via the Enterprise Network (PDF - 582 KB)
  Lippis Consulting examines a new approach to achieving energy efficiency by leveraging network infrastructure.
• The Network's Sustainability Effect Podcast(MP3 - 15:00 min)
  Listen to this podcast as Cisco's Marie Hattar and Nick Lippis of the Lippis Report discuss the sustainable effect afforded by networks and communications.
• Cisco EnergyWise Podcast(MP3 - 14:30 min)
  Nick Lippis of Lippis Consulting and Berna Devrim, Senior Manager of Network Systems at Cisco discuss Cisco EnergyWise.
• The Energy Efficient Network (PDF - 309 KB)
  The Butler Group explores how the network can provide energy and business efficiencies.
• Cisco EnergyWise Whitepaper
  What Cisco EnergyWise does, how it works and benefits it provides.

Save Power and Improve Mobility

• Decrease power consumption by 50 percent by switching off access point radios on a user-defined schedule using Adaptive Power Management for Cisco Aironet Access Points.

Improve Switching Performance Without Increasing Power Requirements

• Selectively inspect traffic using the Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch.
• Offload some traffic forwarding to the supervisor on the switch by using trusted flow acceleration enhancements to the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switch.
• Restrict power usage by unused or idle slots and implement more effective PoE monitoring and management with the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switches.
• Support 48 10/100 PoE ports, two copper, and two Small Form Factor Pluggable uplink ports with the Cisco Catalyst 2960-48PS-L.

> Learn More: Framework Business Overview (PDF - 5.0 MB)

Cisco Networked Sustainability Framework

Achieve green goals by saving energy, improving operational efficiency and adopting innovative business practices.

• Cisco Networked Sustainability Framework Q&A
  Answers for frequently asked questions regarding the Cisco Networked Sustainability Framework.
• Sustainability and Cisco Solutions At-A-Glance (PDF - 970 KB)
  Quick reference on how to achieve green goals.
• The Network: Promoting Green Benefits to Business and IT (White Paper)
  Benefits and cost savings from deploying green technology.

Switching

Converge IT and facilities management, integrate services, improve switching device efficiency, and implement effective network virtualization with Cisco Catalyst switches.

• Evaluating and Enhancing Green Practices with Catalyst Switching
  Green operations and characteristics of Cisco Catalyst Series switches.

Routing

Reduce distributed enterprise costs and create more efficient branch architectures by reducing branch equipment footprint and consolidating remote assets into the data center.

• Cisco ASR 1000 Series (PDF - 195 KB)
  The first router series in the industry to earn Miercom Green Certification. Miercom found the Cisco ASR 1000 Series to provide 54% overall savings in operational costs and 3 times more energy efficient in comparison to the industry average.
• Optimizing Branch Office TCO with Cisco ISR
  Greater green benefits for lower costs with Cisco Integrated Services Routers.
• Achieving Energy Efficiency (PDF - 195 KB)
  Service integration with Cisco ASR 1000 Series.
• Green Calculator for ASR:
  Savings and environmental impact of Cisco ASR 1000 Series.
• Cisco ASR 1000 Series Wins Green Excellence of the Year Award (PDF - 210 KB)
  Frost & Sullivan award for the innovative QuantumFlow Processor in the Cisco ASR 1000 Series router.

Data Center

Increase energy efficiencies and reduce operational burdens with the network, relying on the convergence of data center infrastructure, broader deployment of virtualization, and evolving application architectures. Learn More at www.cisco.com/go/efficiency

Security

Simplify the deployment of security capabilities from the core to the individual remote worker, while reducing equipment footprint and increasing energy efficiency.

• How Cisco IT Provides Remote Network Access for Small Offices and Teleworkers Case Study (PDF - 922 KB)
  Promoting remote workforce productivity while contributing to environmental sustainability.
• Two-part Lippis Report on how the Cisco Virtual Office solution empowers teleworkers and allows IT groups to control costs.
  > Deploying Teleworking Solutions in Scale - Part 1 (PDF - 202 KB)
  > Deploying Teleworking Solutions in Scale - Part 2 (PDF - 202 KB)
• Cisco Security Solutions for Environmental Sustainability Fact Sheet (PDF - 318 KB)

Mobility

Reduce waste, save money and resources, and increase the efficiency of operations for wireless products.

• Sustainable Mobility: Cisco Strategies for Green Wireless (PDF - 152 KB)
  Use resources efficiently while enhancing collaboration.

Architect and Realize a Greener IT Strategy

Control energy consumption and costs, improve resource utilization, and reduce your organization's environmental impact with help from Cisco and our certified partners. The following services help businesses prioritize initiatives, assess operations, align solutions to enhance network environments, and adapt to business or market changes.

• Create, evolve, and maintain a more energy-efficient and cost-effective data center architecture with Cisco Data Center Efficiency Services.
• Build communications platforms that enable collaboration across any workspace and accelerate green business advantage: Unified Communications Services, Cisco TelePresence Services, Cisco Wireless LAN Services, and Cisco Virtual Office Services.
• Optimize networks to use and manage power wisely, make the best use of integrated services, and extend the useful life of installed systems with Cisco Optimization Services.

Change the way business is conducted and implement new practices to reduce your carbon footprint by extending the influence of IT on environmental sustainability.

Cisco TelePresence

Reduce dependency on physical travel and scale globally while reducing your GHG emissions footprint.

• "Go Green" with Cisco TelePresence (Video - 3:01 min)
• Applied Materials adopts TelePresence as part of its "green" strategy (Video - 3:32 min)

Unified Communications

Close the productivity gap created by today's borderless enterprise and create sustainable operations which accelerate innovation, while increasing agility and productivity.

• Unified Communications: Use Virtual Collaboration to Improve Environmental Sustainability (White Paper)

Cisco WebEx

Work together anytime, anywhere, reducing travel and costs significantly, saving time, increasing efficiency, and reducing their carbon footprint.

• Work Green with WebEx Data Sheet(PDF - 1.0 MB)
• WebEx Business Optimization Consultation Data Sheet(PDF - 878 KB)
• WebEx Custom Implementation Data Sheet(PDF - 51 KB)
• Sun Microsystems Uses WebEx to Advance Green Initiatives(Case Study) - (PDF - 918 KB)
  
  Webinars
  • Green to Gold - Andrew Winston on How Green Makes Business Sense
  • Remote Workers Make Green Impact at Continental Airlines
  • Working Smarter - Working Greener: How Telework Helps Improve Productivity While Going Green
  • The Fastest Way to Green: How IKON Reduces Travel while Increasing Effectiveness
  • Beyond Your Walls: How Leading Environmental Organizations are Making Corporate Green Programs Successful
  • Green 101: The Basics - and the Misconceptions - of Reducing Your Power Consumption

Internet Business Solutions Group

Pursue green initiatives and optimize business processes to reduce costs and increase productivity, efficiency, and innovation with help from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), the company's strategic global consulting arm that works with Global 500 CXOs and public sector leaders.

• Smart Grid: The Role of Electricity Infrastructure in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF - 392 KB)
  Reduce greenhouse gases without sacrificing power.
• Smart Grid: Transforming the Electricity System to Meet Future Demand and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  Improve performance and the life of electrical infrastructures while reducing electricity consumption and increase the use of distributed, renewable energy.
• The Connected Bus - One World, Green & Connected
  Innovative transit pilot in the City and County of San Francisco.
• Connected and Sustainable Urban Development(White Paper)
  Learn more about the role of high-speed communications networks and mobility in urban design with these whitepapers

Build Sustainable Business Strategies