Supermicro Keeps IT Green™

IT managers are increasingly seeking out suppliers whose offerings are not only high-performing and cost-effective but also energy-efficient. The primary driver for the adoption of Green IT is economic: to reduce skyrocketing data center operational costs. As energy costs continue to escalate, it is generally accepted that users will spend significantly more to power and cool their server hardware over its lifetime than they do to purchase it.

Earth-friendly" Product Advantages
Supermicro leverages advanced technology and system design expertise to reduce the power consumption of our server, blade, workstation and storage systems. Over many years of experience, we have become an industry leader in power saving technology. In 2006, for example, our 1U Twin™ servers were introduced featuring two DP nodes in a 1U form factor with 89% power efficiency. In 2007 our SuperBlade™ systems built on this technology achievement to develop 93% power efficiency. Leading the way to even greater results, our engineers continue to improve green technology as a primary product design objective.

Benefits
As a result of these efforts, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Supermicro's servers and computer systems is significantly reduced over time. Each of our 90%+ efficient systems, comparing to others equipped with traditional 70% to 80% efficiency power supplies, can save up to $200 to $500 per year depending on configuration and usage. Equivalently, the saving provides a reduction of more than half a metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions from the generation of fossil fuel electric power.

As an example, each node of our SuperBlade™ can save up to 100 watts over a traditional discrete 1U rack-mount server. These savings add up quickly with a SuperBlade chassis fully populated with 10 servers. By eliminating the overhead in 1U discrete servers and using high-efficiency (up to 93%) power supplies, the SuperBlade can save customers between $700 and $1,000 per year in power - even more when reduced cooling costs are included. And the carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by more than 5.5 metric tons - the equivalent to planting 1.7 acres of trees.

Green Technology

• Optimized System Architecture created to take advantage of Supermicro's power saving technology to produce optimal cooling at all application levels
• Motherboards Designed With Leading-Edge Technology and High-End Components such as high-efficiency VRMs optimized to reduce energy consumption
• High-Efficiency Power Supplies designed to run at significantly higher efficiencies of up to 90%+, greatly reducing energy losses
• Cooling Subsystems including advanced technology heat sinks, pulse-width modulated fan speed controls, structured chassis airflow design, intelligent temperature and power management, architected for the most effective cooling for all system components

Leadership and Commitment
As a leader in energy efficient computing, Supermicro is proud to support the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) as a major member and the Chair of CSCI APEC Region. CSCI's goal is to promote development, deployment and adoption of smart technologies that can improve computer efficiencies, with a goal to achieve a 50% reduction in computer power consumption by 2010. Supermicro…a server technology leader keeping IT Green.