Green IT
Hardware matched to the work you do on it, lower electricity consumption, fewer machines running non-stop and replacement in the right cycle. For small and medium-sized businesses in Slovakia that do not want to pay for capacity and energy they do not use.
The office over 24 hours
See what happens in the office after 5 pm. Half the computers stay on, the server runs all night and the printers wait for the morning. Switch the day to Green IT and set the numbers to match your office.
Illustrative simulation of a working day
What we do
We start with what costs nothing – settings. We only suggest investments where they pay back.
An accountant does not need a powerful 3D workstation with a 500 W power supply. We suggest a device for each person based on what they really do – an efficient office computer, and performance where people draw and render.
We set sleep for computers, monitors and printers centrally for the whole company. We do not rely on nobody forgetting.
What can move to the cloud, we move; the rest we consolidate onto fewer machines. Less hardware running non-stop that needs cooling.
Cloud migrationNot for as long as possible, but so that it pays off. While an SSD or more memory is enough, we upgrade the device. When new hardware uses noticeably less energy and saves time, we plan the replacement ahead.
Hardware replacement planHardware matched to the work
Buying "the most powerful one" costs you twice – when you buy it and on electricity. And the other way round, a weak computer for demanding work costs people's time. Pick a role and see what suits it.
Who sits at the computer?
Typical indicative values – you get exact figures for your business after the audit.
Accounting software, Excel, email, online banking and documents.
Often bought: Powerful 3D workstation – i9 processor, rendering graphics card, 500 W power supply. Right for the job: Efficient office mini PC – i5 / Ryzen 5 processor, 16 GB RAM, SSD, 90 W power adapter.
A small, efficient computer is enough for accounting. A powerful workstation sits idle here most of the time – you pay for it at purchase and on electricity.
Email, CRM, quotes, video calls and travelling to clients.
Often bought: Gaming laptop – Powerful graphics, 2.5 kg, a few hours of battery life. Right for the job: Lightweight business laptop – Efficient processor, 16 GB RAM, 1.3 kg, all-day battery.
A salesperson needs a light laptop that lasts all day on battery. Gaming graphics do not help – they just add weight, heat and cost.
Drawings, 3D models, visualisations and rendering.
Often bought: Standard office computer – Integrated graphics, 8–16 GB RAM. Right for the job: CAD workstation – Professional graphics card, 32–64 GB RAM, 500 W power supply.
Here a powerful workstation is the right choice. On a weak computer the designer waits for redraws and renders – and their time is worth more than the difference in price and electricity.
Photos, typesetting, video editing and export.
Often bought: Lightweight office laptop – Integrated graphics, 8 GB RAM. Right for the job: Powerful computer with a graphics card – Dedicated graphics, 32 GB RAM, fast SSD.
For graphics and video, performance pays back in time. We save elsewhere – by choosing exactly the configuration the work needs and power-saving modes outside working hours.
Process
We look at what runs in the office, when and how much power it draws – computers, server, network and printers.
You get a list of changes with estimated savings – from free settings to investments that pay back.
We take care of power-saving modes, moves and replacements, outside your working hours.
After a few months we compare consumption and costs with where you started.
Worth reading
Fewer servers of your own mean lower energy bills and a smaller carbon footprint. We explain how it works in practice in the article.
FAQ
Not a certificate or marketing. It is IT that does not use more energy and hardware than the business really needs.
Devices go to sleep when nobody is working, servers do not run for nothing and computers last longer.
It depends on the number of devices, how many of them stay on outside working hours and whether you have a server in the office.
You can get a rough figure from the calculator above. You get exact numbers after the free audit.
No. A computer only goes to sleep outside working hours or after a longer period of inactivity, and wakes up in a few seconds.
We schedule updates and backups so that they still run.
Usually, yes. Data centres share capacity among many customers and cool more efficiently than an office server room.
If you have a new, well-utilised server, we will tell you openly that moving it does not pay off.
Most of a computer's carbon footprint comes from manufacturing it, not from using it.
When a laptop lasts a few years longer thanks to an SSD or more memory, you save money and the emissions of making a new one.
We help hand them over for recycling or further use. Before handing them over we securely wipe the data.
For accounting, email and documents an efficient office computer or laptop is enough. A powerful workstation with a graphics card and a big power supply makes sense for 3D, CAD, rendering or video editing.
When the hardware matches the work, you pay less both to buy it and for electricity – and nobody waits for a slow computer.
When a cheap upgrade can no longer help, it is not up to the job or it no longer gets security updates. Newer devices usually use less energy for the same work.
That is why we plan replacement in a cycle that takes performance, consumption and budget into account – not as early as possible, but not until a device is completely worn out either. You can try a rough version in the planner on the Hardware page.
Free audit
We measure what runs in the office outside working hours and propose changes with estimated savings – from free settings to investments that pay back. Free and with no obligation.
