Microsoft Government Sustainability Guide

Reduce environmental impact, costs, and maintenance with smarter practices and improved infrastructure

		Data center sustainability at Microsoft Microsoft is continually improving our data centers to reduce environmental impact and overall costs. Data center location, technology, and the data center facilities, themselves, are all part of the solution. Watch the video to learn more.


Sustainability leadership Microsoft Helping Utilities Prepare For The Future ChannelWeb 10 Keys to Becoming an Environmental Leader TechNet Magazine, June 2008 Microsoft Environment site Green IT 1105 Government Information Group Webcasts and podcasts Promoting and delivering on 'green' in government Efficient Government Teams with Unified Communications Innovation drives sustainability solutions for state and local governments MP3 \| Streaming audio State & local government: Sustainability in government MP3 \| Streaming media Blogs Technology Treading Lightly, by Mark Aggar, Microsoft Environmental Technologist Software enabled earth, by the Microsoft Environmental Sustainability team		Technical resources System Health and Monitoring TechNet Magazine, November 2008 Windows Server Virtualization Guide Tools Create a virtualization cost-savings report Download Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 Create a core infrastructure assessment report Determine the ROI of Integrated Virtualization (requires log-in) Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit


Solutions Datasheet: Sustainability solutions for state and local governments Server Virtualization Server Consolidation and Data Warehousing Desktop Optimization Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC)		Products Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista The 2007 Microsoft Office system Microsoft Dynamics Software-plus-services


Case studies Government Agency Speeds Calculation by 25 Times with Custom Database Solution Federal Institution Supports 60 Million Daily Database Hits with Reliability, Added Security County Government Reduces Costs and Improves Reliability with Microsoft Software Santa Barbara Police Department Boosts Officer Presence, Data Security and Enhances Manageability Wyoming Department of Health Improves Communication and Reduces Costs with Standardized Messaging Infrastructure		U.S. Government Agency Reduces Time Required to Manage Remote Servers by 10 Percent State of Indiana Saves $14 Million, Boosts IT Reliability, Offers New Services for Residents Tennessee Public Utility Boosts Application Availability and Simplifies IT with Virtualization City of Miami Upgrades PCs to Improve Security, Reliability, Productivity, and Costs