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The Four Functions of Enterprise Energy Management
Cisco Energy Management gives organizations the ability to see, measure, and manage power across the
enterprise through policy-based energy optimization. Four technology functions enable the see, measure, manage
process, including:
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Discovery and measurement: Find all the network-connected devices, systems, and facilities assets in the
enterprise.
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Assessment and simulation: Analyze energy use, temperature, carbon emissions, and costs by device,
location, division, business unit, department, cost center, and more; simulate policy scenarios to determine
highest cost savings and preserve productivity.
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Policy and management: Execute automated energy policies or alerts by device, time, location, or event,
resulting in energy that follows the productive user and cost savings.
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Reporting: Delivers comprehensive reporting about the way energy is used and cost/carbon savings for
individual offices or the entire enterprise.
Cisco Energy Management uses a unique agentless discovery method to automatically find all devices in the
enterprise. After discovery, Cisco Energy Management Suite continually monitors and reports energy use. Based
on the energy metrics and intelligence collected, organizations use Energy Management to develop policies and
rules to optimize energy use and reduce costs on a massive scale. A typical organization can achieve energy
savings of 30 to 60 percent annually. Cisco Energy Management also provides robust reporting to support
corporate sustainability initiatives and show incremental improvements over time.
This figure shows how the Cisco Energy Management Suite provides energy intelligence to help you gain new
visibility into energy use and reduce energy costs.