IBM Endpoint Manger for Power Management (Overview)

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IBM Endpoint Manager Continuously monitor the health and security of all enterprise computers in real-time via a single, policy-driven agent

Endpoints• One infrastructure:

management server, console, agent for Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux, Mobile

• Scales to 250,000 endpoints per management server

• Robust, flexible architecture with built-in failover

• Nearly-invisible impact to network, endpoints

• Operates in low-bandwidth / high-latency environments

• Physical or virtual, network or Internet-connected

IBM Endpoint Manager

Patch Management

Lifecycle Management

Software Use Analysis

Power Management

Mobile Devices

Security and Compliance

Core Protection

Desktop / laptop / server endpoint

Mobile Purpose specific

Systems Management Security Management

Server Automation


Security & Compliance

Vulnerability Assessment

Compliance Analytics

3rd Party Endpoint Protection Management

Patch Management

Security Configuration Management

Core Protection

Anti-Malware

Firewall

Data Protection (add-on)

Patch Management

Offline VM Patching

Application Patching

OS Patching

Mobile Devices

Compliance

App Mgmt

Mobile Device Mgmt

The IBM Endpoint Manager Family

Middleware Management

Multi-Platform OS Deployment

Physical & VirtualServer Lifecycle Management

Cross-Server Sequenced Task Automation (e.g. Patch OS on Server Cluster)

Server Automation

Power Management

Windows & Macs

Carbon, cost reduction reports

End-user Dashboard


Software Distribution

OS Deployment

Remote Control

Patch Management

Basic HW & SW Inventory

Starter Kit

TPM evolution


Software Catalog Correlation

Software Usage Reporting

Software Inventory

TADd / ILMT convergence

App, PIM Containers

Self-Quarantine

Starter Kit


Stores / Kiosks

WAN

Data center

Headquarters

Remote offices

Distribution center

Internet

Cab

le/D

SL

WiFi

Airport

Hotel

Coffee shop

Home

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WiFi

IBM Endpoint Manager, built on BigFix technology

Whether it’s a Mac connecting from hotel WiFi, a Windows laptop at 30K feet or a Red Hat Linux Server in your data center, IBM Endpoint Manager has it covered. In real time, at any scale.

Satellite

Network-friendly architecture delivers large packages without disrupting critical business applications

Single, intelligent agent uses <2% CPU, <10MB RAM

Cloud-based service continuously provides new patch, policy updates

Full command and control of Internet-connected devices

Use existing computers as Relays to minimize network traffic

Content Update Service

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IBM Endpoint Manager elements

Single server and console• Highly secure, highly available• Aggregates data, analyzes and reports• Manages up to 250K endpoints per server

Flexible policy language (Fixlets)• Thousands of out-of-the-box policies• Best practices for operations and security• Simple custom policy authoring• Highly extensible/applicable across all platforms

Virtual infrastructure• Designate IBM Endpoint Manager agent as a relay

or discovery point in minutes• Provides built-in redundancy • Leverages existing systems/shared infrastructure

Single intelligent agent• Continuous self-assessment• Continuous policy enforcement• Minimal system impact (<2% CPU, <10MB RAM)


What’s New in IBM Endpoint Manager for Power Management

More granular power tracking to allow breakdown of weekly power consumption and idle time

Two new historical web reports to reflect the weekly power tracking data

Enhancements to power profile wizard to allow creation of 'multiple power profile policy'

Enhancements to Client side dashboard to show the projected impact of applying a single power profile offer

BES Server Plug-in Service enhanced to use encrypted passwords


Software Asset ManagementIBM Endpoint Manager enables software asset management

Endpoint Management

SystemsManagement

Security Management

Common agent

Unified console

Single mgmt server

Managed = Secure

Desktops, Laptops, & Servers

Smartphones & Tablets

Purpose-specific Endpoints

Save $20-$50 per computer per year

Contribute to organizational “Green” initiatives

Empower end-user participation


Annual Energy Cost Savings

Granular policy setting and continuous enforcement. Fine-grained controls for hibernation/standby, subsystem-only shutdown, and save-work-before-shutdown options that can be enforced at the endpoint

Create and deploy complex power profiles that support applications by time of day and day of week

Flexible targeting. Individuals, groups, buildings, hardware manufacturers, models, Active Directory OUs, and more

Multi-platform. Windows, Windows Servers, and Mac OS X

Coordinate with HVAC. Export detailed reports and scheduling to coordinate with HVAC systems for additional savings.

How do I directly improve the bottom line without impacting headcount?

Many utility companies offer rebates for the purchase of PC power management tools such as IBM Endpoint Manager. These rebates can cover

most, if not all, of the purchase price.


Enable IT Maintenance

Scheduling. Schedule Wake from Standby, Distributed Wake-on-LAN, and Last Man Standing or wake up individual, groups of computers as needed without impacting the schedule

Patch management integration. Use a single solution for patch and power management to ensure updates are applied in a timely fashion

Cures PC Insomnia. Intelligently measures user idle time, overcomes issue where computers don’t enter standby when they should

Minimal infrastructure impact. Installs in just hours, nearly invisible impact to network and endpoints with small agent footprint and on-endpoint monitoring and enforcement.

How do I ensure power management activities don’t impact other IT management needs?

High-level reports help administrators understand their environment, and provide easy access to

drill-down details.


“Green” InitiativesHow do I contribute to larger organizational “Green” initiatives and marketing

Green reporting. Easily produce reports on CO2 reductions, translated into “trees planted” or “cars taken off the road”

Modeling. Before implementing a PC power management program, model multiple scenarios to determine how “green” you can get

Accuracy. Override power and CO2 assumptions by hardware profile, location, and monitor type for custom reporting


End User ParticipationHow do I get end users on board with this project?

Opt-in profiles. Create multiple power profiles and let users opt-in to the one that best fits their needs. Typically users opt-in to a much stricter profile than they would have tolerated under a mandatory approach.

Client-side dashboard. End users can see their unique savings and green impact or change to a different profile from their desktop

Auto save. Automatically save work prior to shut down

Remote wake-up. Wake up just their machine remotely from a web page.

Extend hardware life, employee productivity. Schedule older computers to wake-up 30 minutes early so it is fully booted up when the employee arrives

“Brand” your power profiles with names that match organizational “green” initiatives and

watch as end users volunteer for stricter policies (and greater savings)


Penn StatePower-savings initiative expected to deliver $800,000 annual savings

The need:

With energy costs doubling, Penn State looked to reduce unnecessary power consumption from leaving classroom, lab, and departmental computers on, when they were not in use.

The solution:

The University implemented an endpoint management solution that combines power, lifecycle, patch and security management to reduce energy costs while improving the reliability and security of campus computers.

The benefit: Reduced energy costs by US$288,000 per year with annual savings

expected to reach US$800,000

Decreased IT time required to manage classroom and lab computers

Improved security with faster deployment of patches and software applications

“We expect almost US$800,000 in annual savings, once all of our approximately 20,000 workstations are under Tivoli Endpoint Manager and similar power management settings are applied.”

—Chris Sacksteder, Manager, Systems Development Group, Penn

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St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney (SV&MHS)Gaining visibility, control and compliance over PCs

The need:The IT staff at SV&MHS manages more than 2,700 PCs. With a diverse set of academic, medical practitioner and administrative users, the IT team must provide access to the latest technologies while protecting patient privacy. The IT team also wanted to reduce energy usage and computing costs through PC power management and efficient security configuration, patch compliance and license management.

The solution:Using IBM® Tivoli® Endpoint Manager, built on BigFix technology, SV&MHS has a single solution for patch management, configuration compliance, power management, asset discovery and software usage reporting. The software’s ability to operate outside of direct network connections has provided SV&MHS with visibility and control over 100 percent of the PCs the IT team supports.

The benefit: Significantly mitigated risk exposure while also improving regulatory compliance Freed up IT staff to execute additional strategic projects Realized cost savings through PC power management and the elimination of

software licenses

“We now have a rich systems remediation platform from which to deploy endpoint security. Once we discovered the power management and application deployment capabilities, we knew we had found the complete solution we were looking for.”

—Peter Param, IT Security Manager, St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney

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Power Consumption Spectrum


Computer Power State Behavior

Computers are idle for 17 hours per day


Power Management Settings Over Time

80% of computers now have standby

enabled


Model Power Savings


Configure Office Hours Assumption

Use Office Hours Assumptions tab under Manage Assumptions Task Wizard to configure Office hours and Workdays.

The settings can be set for each individual computer and use its local time. By default, the Office Hours are set from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and

Workdays are set from Monday to Friday.


New properties added to Power Consumption Analysis Computer Power Usage in kWh Last Week (Office Hours) Computer Power Usage in CO2 Last Week (Office Hours) Computer Power Usage in Cost Last Week (Office Hours) Time in idle state in hours last week (Office Hours) Time in logged off state in hours last week (Office Hours) Number of Office Hours Per Week Computer Power Usage in kWh Last Week (Outside Office Hours - Workdays) Computer Power Usage in CO2 Last Week (Outside Office Hours - Workdays) Computer Power Usage in Cost Last Week (Outside Office Hours - Workdays) Time in idle state in hours last week (Outside Office Hours - Workdays) Time in logged off state in hours last week (Outside Office Hours - Workdays) Number of Outside Office Hours (Workdays) Per Week Computer Power Usage in kWh Last Week (Weekend) Computer Power Usage in CO2 Last Week (Weekend) Computer Power Usage in Cost Last Week (Weekend) Time in idle state in hours last week (Weekend) Time in logged off state in hours last week (Weekend) Number of Weekend Hours Per Week Time in active state in hours last week Monitor On Time in Hours Last Week Office Hours Assumption (Name, ID)


What’s new in Power Consumption Summary Dashboard

Additional usage scenarios added to the power consumption spectrum – No Idle Time Outside Office Hours– No Idle Time During Weekends

The potential savings resulting from each of the scenarios are listed in the table below Calculations are based on the results of the new analysis properties added for last week

(Instead of Average per day values)


Idle Time Breakdown per computer table for Last Week added The total tracked computers table shows computers “Removed due to insufficient data”

– These are computers which have less than a week's worth of data

[Demo]

What’s new in Power Consumption Summary Dashboard


Power Management Web Reports

Two new web reports added:– Weekly Idle Time Breakdown Over Time– Weekly Power Consumption Over Time

These reports provide trend analysis by displaying the weekly power consumption and weekly idle time breakdown in a deployment as a stacked area chart.


Power Management Web Reports

Support for relative date inputs added to all historical web reports.– Provides a convenient way to select date inputs– Gives option to store the generated reports together with relative date inputs.

Improved accuracy and performance.– There are changes made to Power Consumption Over Time to improve accuracy of

power calculations. A custom report that highlights the calculation differences is available for download.

[Demo]


“Create Power Profile Fixlet” Wizard

“Multiple Profile Policy” tab added in Power Profile wizard to allow creation of fixlet that sets multiple profiles by time of day and day of week

– The action needs to run as a policy to take advantage of this feature

• Single power profile option can now be used by the client side dashboard to display the effect of applying the power profile/profiles, if the action is presented as an offer to the client.


Client Side Dashboard

Client Side Dashboard has been enhanced to show scenario analysis of applying a particular power profile on the endpoint and give control to the user to select the power profile to be applied on their system.

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BES Server Plug-in Service (under BES Support site)

BES Server Plug-in Service has been enhanced to use encrypted passwords.

Use BES Server Plug-in Service configuration wizard to configure BES Server Plug-in.

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IBM Endpoint Manger for Power Management (Overview)