Management of remote networks can be an arduous task at the best of times, multiple
domains, across multiple countries or even continents. This task can be exaggerated
further when all of these remote networks are managed and maintained by one central
IT administration department.
There are a number of software solutions that are available to assist in remote
network management. These solutions should include a number of features to ensure
that your remote network is managed in a quick and efficient manner.
WAN Management
In order to successfully and efficiently manage your remote network, an effective
WAN management tool must be included in your software solution. This will allow
you to arrange all servers, workstations and mobile devices into groups, segmenting
them by any specific criteria you see fit. These groups can be used in conjunction
with any of the other features of you remote network management software.
Online Inventory
A prime example of how the groups described above can be used to manage your remote
network, is by performing an online inventory. The remote network management console
will allow you to generate an inventory report of all devices, segregated into their
respective groups. This inventory would include a report on:
Hardware Providing details on CPU type, Hard disk capacity and availability,
RAM, etc.
Software Providing details on software installed on all machines, ensuring
only authorised and necessary applications are installed, and are up to date.
Services and Hotfixes Providing details on current service packs installed
on all hardware, as well as hotfixes and patches. Also details the services currently
running.
Remote Power Management
Having a widely distributed, remote network can occasionally be problematic as you
don’t always have a member of staff on site to power down and power on a device.
By using your remote network management tool to do this task for you, you can even
schedule devices to be turned off in order to save energy consumption. By utilising
the Wake –on-LAN feature in your devices, they can also be turned back on, either
on schedule or on demand.
Windmill Energy
Wind power captures the natural wind in our atmosphere and converts it into mechanical
energy then electricity. People started using wind power centuries ago with windmills,
which pumped water, ground grain, and did other work. Today’s wind turbine is a
highly evolved version of a windmill. Modern wind turbines harness wind’s kinetic
energy and convert it into electricity. Most wind turbines have three blades and
sit atop a steel tubular tower, and they range in size from 80-foot-tall turbines
that can power a single home to utility-scale turbines that are over 260 feet tall
and power hundreds of homes. Learn more about the history of wind energy.
How wind projects are developed
The current estimate of wind energy potential is 10 times the amount of electricity
consumption for the entire country. This strong wind resource varies across the
country by region and topography. Wind energy projects are developed by companies
that seek out the areas with the strongest wind resource but also review other critical
factors like acccess to land, access to the transmission lines, ability to sell
the electricity, and public engagement other significant development factors. Once
a site is identified, a developer will conduct wind resource assessment, siting
and permitting, transmission studies over a period of several years. The majority
of wind projects are located on private land, where the developer leases the land
from the original landowner providing lease payments. After early stages of development,
a developer will seek out a constract with a purchaser of electricity, raise capital
from the finance markets, order wind turbines, and hire a specialized construction
company to build the project. Once a project is built and delivering electricity
to the power grid, a project owner or operator will maintain the project for its
20 to 30 year life.
Wind energy worldwide
Wind power has increased exponentially since the dawn of the 21st century. The adoption
of wind energy globally has changed dramaically since the 1980’s when California
was home to 90% of the world’s installed wind energy capacity. In fact, the global
wind industry has seen 44 percent year-on-year growth, with a total of 369,553 MW
of operating wind capacity today. In 2014, the United States represented 17.8% of
the world’s installed wind energy capacity, second only to China, and followed by
Germany, Spain, and India.
Benefits of wind energy
Wind energy is a clean, renewable form of energy that uses virtually no water and
pumps billions of dollars into our economy every year. Since 2008, the U.S. wind
industry has generated more than $100 billion in private investment. Furthermore,
wind energy is a drought-resistant cash crop in many parts of the country, providing
economic investment to rural communities through lease payments to landowners. Wind
energy helps avoid a variety of environmental impacts due to its low impact emitting
zero greenhouse gas emissions or conventional pollutants and consuming virtually
no water. Wind energy is also insourcing jobs in the manufacturing sector. The wind
industry employs 73,000 people across construction, development, engineering, operations
with tens of thousands enployed across more than 500 U.S. manufacturing facilities.