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 & Virtual
Server 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
Lifecycle
Management
Software
Distribution
OS Deployment
Remote Control
Patch
Management
Basic HW &
SW Inventory
Starter
Kit
TPM
evolution
Software Use
Analysis
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
WiFi
Airport
Hotel
Coffee shop
Home
Leased line
3G
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
Leased
line

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 Management
IBM Endpoint Manager enables software asset management
Endpoint Management
Systems
Management
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” Initiatives
How 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 Participation
How 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 State
Power-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 State
Solution components:
 IBM Endpoint Manager for
Power Management
 IBM Endpoint Manger for
Lifecycle Management
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BACKUP SLIDES
• Additional Case Studies
• Screen Shots

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
Solution components:
Power Management
Security & Compliance
Software Use Analysis
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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

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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.

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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)

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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)

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 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

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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.

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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]

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“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.

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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.
[Demo]

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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.
[Demo]

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