System and method for measuring greenness of an information technology environment

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

extracting asset data from a plurality of information technology (IT) assets located on a network;

extracting one or more greenness attributes from each of the plurality of IT assets;

calculating, using a processor, key performance indicators, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each of the plurality of IT assets;

presenting the key performance indicators to a user in a graphical user interface; and

wherein calculating key performance indicators comprises:

determining, based on the plurality of IT assets, a greenness baseline value associated with each greenness attribute;

calculating, for each IT asset, a deviation from the greenness baseline value for each greenness attribute; and

averaging, for each IT asset the deviations from each greenness baseline value to determine a drift value; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators comprises displaying the drift value for each IT asset.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

calculating key performance indicators further comprises performing principle component analysis on the asset data to map each IT asset onto a two-dimensional graph; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators further comprises:

displaying the two-dimensional graph to the user; and

displaying each IT asset on the two-dimensional graph, wherein each IT asset is represented by an icon having a color, and wherein the color of the icon represents an overall greenness of the asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the asset data comprises a plurality of non-numerical categories; and wherein calculating key performance indicators further comprises determining an inventory count of IT assets within each of the plurality of non-numerical categories.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving from the user a request to focus on a particular subset of IT resources; and

updating the graphical user interface to display key performance indicators for the particular subset of IT resources.

5. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store program instructions, the program instructions being executable by the one or more processors to implement:

extracting asset data from a plurality of information technology (IT) assets located on a network;

extracting one or more greenness attributes from each of the plurality of IT assets;

calculating key performance indicators, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each of the plurality of IT assets; and

presenting the key performance indicators to a user in a graphical user interface; and

wherein calculating key performance indicators comprises:

determining, based on the plurality of IT assets, a greenness baseline value associated with each greenness attribute;

calculating, for each IT asset, a deviation from the greenness baseline value for each greenness attribute; and

averaging, for each IT asset the deviations from each greenness baseline value to determine a drift value; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators comprises displaying the drift value for each IT asset.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein:

calculating key performance indicators further comprises performing principle component analysis on the asset data to map each IT asset onto a two-dimensional graph; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators further comprises:

displaying the two-dimensional graph to the user; and

displaying each IT asset on the two-dimensional graph, wherein each IT asset is represented by an icon having a color, and wherein the color of the icon represents an overall greenness of the asset.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the asset data comprises a plurality of non-numerical categories; and wherein calculating key performance indicators further comprises determining an inventory count of IT assets within each of the plurality of non-numerical categories.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the program instructions are further executable by the one or more processors to implement:

receiving from the user a request to focus on a particular subset of IT resources; and

updating the graphical user interface to display key performance indicators for the particular subset of IT resources.

9. Non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer instructions stored thereon for causing a computer processor to perform:

extracting asset data from a plurality of information technology (IT) assets located on a network;

extracting one or more greenness attributes from each of the plurality of IT assets;

calculating key performance indicators, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each of the plurality of IT assets;

presenting the key performance indicators to a user in a graphical user interface;

wherein calculating key performance indicators comprises:

determining, based on the plurality of IT assets, a greenness baseline value associated with each greenness attribute;

calculating, for each IT asset, a deviation from the greenness baseline value for each greenness attribute; and

averaging, for each IT asset the deviations from each greenness baseline value to determine a drift value; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators comprises displaying the drift value for each IT asset.

10. The medium of claim 9 , wherein:

calculating key performance indicators further comprises performing principle component analysis on the asset data to map each asset onto a two-dimensional graph; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators further comprises:

displaying the two-dimensional graph to the user; and

displaying each IT asset on the two-dimensional graph, wherein each IT asset is represented by an icon having a color, and wherein the color of the icon represents an overall greenness of the asset.

11. The medium of claim 9 , wherein the asset data comprises a plurality of non-numerical categories; and wherein calculating key performance indicators further comprises determining an inventory count of IT assets within each of the plurality of non-numerical categories.

12. The medium of claim 9 , wherein the logic is further operable when executed on a processor to implement:

receiving from the user a request to focus on a particular subset of IT resources; and

updating the graphical user interface to display key performance indicators for the particular subset of IT resources.

13. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

extracting asset data from a plurality of information technology (IT) assets located on a network;

extracting one or more greenness attributes from each of the plurality of IT assets;

calculating, using a processor, key performance indicators, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each of the plurality of IT assets;

presenting the key performance indicators to a user in a graphical user interface; and

wherein calculating key performance indicators comprises:

calculating standardization scores, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each IT asset;

defining a plurality of groups, wherein each group corresponds to an energy efficiency level; and

assigning each of the IT assets to a respective group based on the standardization score of the IT asset; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators comprises displaying the number of IT assets assigned to each respective group.

14. A system, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store program instructions, the program instructions being executable by the one or more processors to implement:

extracting asset data from a plurality of information technology (IT) assets located on a network;

extracting one or more greenness attributes from each of the plurality of IT assets;

calculating key performance indicators, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each of the plurality of IT assets; and

presenting the key performance indicators to a user in a graphical user interface; and

wherein calculating key performance indicators comprises:

calculating standardization scores, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each IT asset;

defining a plurality of groups, wherein each group corresponds to an energy efficiency level;

assigning each of the IT assets to a respective group based on the standardization score of the IT asset; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators comprises displaying the number of IT assets assigned to each respective group.

15. Non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer instructions stored thereon for causing a computer processor to perform:

extracting asset data from a plurality of information technology (IT) assets located on a network;

extracting one or more greenness attributes from each of the plurality of IT assets;

calculating key performance indicators, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each of the plurality of IT assets;

presenting the key performance indicators to a user in a graphical user interface;

wherein calculating key performance indicators comprises:

calculating standardization scores, using the one or more greenness attributes, for each IT asset;

defining a plurality of groups, wherein each group corresponds to an energy efficiency level;

assigning each of the IT assets to a respective group based on the standardization score of the IT asset; and

wherein presenting the key performance indicators comprises displaying the number of IT assets assigned to each respective group.