F E AT U R E
F E AT U R E
Engineers Australia is very committed to reducing our carbon footprint in all areas of the business and we see the
introduction of the Dell solution provided by OPC will play an active role in lowering our reliance on finite resources.
Barry Goodwin National Manager, ICT, Engineers Australia
L-R: Michael Allen, Executive General Manager, Corporate Services, Engineers Australia, Evan Williams, Chief Technology Officer, OPC,
Barry Goodwin National Manager, ICT, Engineers Australia, Foreground: Brett Norton, Managing Director, OPC. Photography: Andrew Finch
Managing a sustainable workplace
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limate change has the potential
to affect all aspects of our society
from the delivery of essential
services to the environment
in which we live. For a future with a
more challenging climate, we need to be
well prepared.
A key challenge for the engineering
profession is to ensure that as the climate
changes, policies and infrastructure continue
to support and enhance healthy and
sustainable lifestyles in a cost effective and
sustainable manner.
As part of Convention 2014, the inaugural
engineering conference hosted by Engineers
Australia later this year, the third Practical
Reponses to Climate Change Conference
and the Business Enterprise Sustainability
Forum will take place. These two events
provide an opportunity for engineers, policy
makers, scientists, planners, academics, other
professionals and interested members of
the public to present, discuss and debate
the latest research and practice relating to
the mitigation of and adaptation to climate
change. Additionally, the idea that business
enterprise needs to be sustainable in order to
prosper, in terms of social and human capital,
and in the context of the environment and
economy will be a key topic of discussion.
High profile national and international
speakers will come together with delegates
from around Australia and the world. A series
of plenary lectures, contributed papers and
posters will ensure a vibrant and interesting
program. The half-day workshops also allows
a forum for debate of key issues, learn new
techniques and plan for new directions for
practical responses to climate change.
As part of actively promoting sustainable
environmental practices and reducing their
impact on surrounding resources Engineers
Australia wanted to incorporate key
principles into their recent IT infrastructure
refresh. The idea of reducing the amount
of equipment through consolidation and
convergence and a subsequent reduction in
both energy and cooling requirements whilst
still being able to maintain the resiliency
and scalability necessary for future growth
resonated with Barry Goodwin, National
Manager ICT and Michael Allen, Executive
General Manager, Corporate Services.
OPC, as a 30 year trusted advisor and
long term provider of managed IT services to
Engineers Australia, leveraged the strength
of the Dell datacentre product suite to build
a platform that met the requirements and
delivered the efficiencies Engineers Australia
were looking for. Through the utilisation
of the Dell 12th Generation servers, Dell
EqualLogic storage and Dell Networking
equipment Engineers Australia saw a 66%
reduction in the number of servers and
storage appliances required to run key
business critical systems. Combined with
Dell’s Fresh Air Cooling technology allowing
datacentre equipment to operate in much
higher temperatures, ongoing cooling
requirements have been further reduced.
On the floor, Dell PCs and laptops that
incorporate the latest generation Intel
processors deliver better performance at
a lower power consumption than their
predecessors. Proactive system management
policies implemented by OPC ensure all
workstations are powered down overnight
further minimising Engineers Australia’s
energy consumption.
“Engineers Australia is very committed to
reducing our carbon footprint in all areas of
the business and we see the introduction of
the Dell solution provided by OPC will play
an active role in lowering our reliance on
finite resources,” Barry Goodwin said.
Dell is committed to helping customers
compute more while consuming less and
are designing next-generation solutions that
make a positive impact on the environment.
With ongoing efficiency development
in every stage of their product lifecycle,
from the development of bamboo
and mushroom based packaging, to
recovering over one hundred thousand
tons of electronic waste in 2014 alone, Dell
have made significant contributions to
minimising carbon footprints and ensuring
their customers can meet their own
sustainability goals.
Engineers Australia, OPC IT and
Dell, working together to build a
sustainable workplace.
OPC offers end-to-end IT support!
• Fully Managed IT Services
• Project Management & Consulting
• VMware Server & Desktop Virtualisation
• Helpdesk & Service Desk Support
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
• Procurement Services
• Dell Server & Storage Solutions
• Desktop, Laptop and Mobile devices
• Website Design & Development
• Custom Drupal Development
• Panoptic Monitoring & Website Hosting
• Accessibility Compliance Testing.
For more information on how OPC
can revolutionise your business,
contact the team on 1300 788 616
31-37 Townshend Street, Phillip ACT 2606
www.opc.com.au