7: Electronic Stewardship & Data Centers

Reduce the carbon footprint of Information Technology (IT) through the virtualization and consolidation of IT software and systems and deployment of power efficient equipment.

Other Information:

MCC has adopted goals to promote pollution prevention and eliminate waste; promote electronic stewardship; and sustain environmental management where it applies to electronic stewardship and data centers. MCC's strategies and actions for improving data center performance are very different from its approach to electronic stewardship. To meet the agency's electronic stewardship goals, MCC specifies that all new technology acquisitions specify energy star compliant hardware, where possible. MCC has instructed staff to turn equipment off when not in use and is reviewing the return on investment to implement proactive energy. Hardware virtualization and equipment configuration changes have resulted in minimizing energy consumption by inactive devices. MCC will continue to identify and implement solutions to reduce the overall energy consumption of IT equipment. The agency will also evaluate hardware replacement cycles to ensure compliance with established technology replacement guidelines. In support, the agency will establish policies and procedures, provide training, and evaluate agency performance. a. Goal description—MCC's goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of Information Technology (IT) through the virtualization and consolidation of IT software and systems and deployment of power efficient equipment... e. Planning Table—MCC is committed to deploying Energy Star and EPEAT certified solutions where applicable within the enterprise. The following tables demonstrate progress to date in meeting this commitment... f. Agency Status—MCC is in the process of transitioning its data center services to a new hosting provider. As part of this migration applications are being evaluated for migration to cloud services. g. Highlights—The percentage of virtualized IT infrastructure servers has increased by over 50% and all desktops, laptops and monitors are energy star compliant. MCC has implemented power management solutions to allow IT staff to ensure compliance with MCC's energy management goals and is assessing solutions to implement managed power.

Stakeholder(s):

• MCC OCIO: b. Agency lead for goal—The OCIO within the AFis responsible for overseeing planning, prioritizing, developing, contracting, operating, and maintaining the Agency's information and communications technology resources.


• MCC Staff: d. Positions—All work required to monitor progress and report on sustainability efforts will be accomplished as a collateral duty by MCC staff.

Objective(s):

7.c: Implementation

7.c.i: Video Conferencing

7.c.ii: Collaboration

7.c.iii: Consolidation Resources

7.c.iv: Desktop Hardware

7.c.v: Power Management

7.c.vi: User Education

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