Using the Sustainability Dashboard

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Introduction

The Sustainability dashboard in the Analytics module of the HP Workforce Experience Platform (WXP) provides you (IT administrators and stakeholders) with real-time insights into the actual power consumption of your device fleet. This helps organizations to align IT operations with sustainability goals and take measures for optimization. Using the power consumption data, you can prioritize hardware upgrades, enable power-saving settings, forecast IT energy budgets, and support sustainability reporting for corporate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Accessing the Sustainability Dashboard

  1. Log in to WXP. The Home page is displayed.
  2. From the left menu of WX, click Analytics > Sustainability. The Sustainability dashboard is displayed, providing insights in the various visual formats, such as:
    • Power Consumption Over Time: A line chart showing total energy consumption trends over a time period.
    • Power Consumption by Model: A horizontal bar chart highlighting energy usage across different device models.
    • Power Consumption by Location: A heatmap indicating power usage by geographical regions.
    • Device Details Table: A list of devices with key attributes, such as model, location, and power consumption. Using the gear icon (Column Option), customize the view of the table to add or remove columns. The default columns include:
Field Description
Last Signed-In User The name of the user who last logged into the device.
Serial Number A unique identifier assigned by the manufacturer.
Device Name The name assigned to the device within your organization.
Model The name of the device model with specifications.
Power Consumption (kWh) Total power consumed, measured in kilowatt-hours.
Change Since Last Week (kWh) The difference in energy usage compared to the previous week.
Power Measurement The method used - Estimated Consumption (EC) or Power Consumption Measurement (PCM).
Manufacturer The name of the device manufacturer.
Manufacture Year The year the device was manufactured.
Memory The capacity of installed RAM.
Active Warranty Indicates if the device is currently under warranty.
Location The registered geographical location of the device.
Last Seen The date and time the device was last active on the platform.
  1. To view detailed power consumption history for a specific device, click the device’s Serial Number.
    This opens the another tab titled Sustainability, which displays Power Consumption Over Time for the selected device.
Note:

Use the search bar in each field to find devices by Serial number, Device name, Model, and more.

Understanding the Sustainability Dashboard

The dashboard enables you to monitor and analyze power consumption of your fleet and take measures to optimize the power consumption.

View Power Consumption Over Time

A line graph displaying weekly energy usage trends across your fleet. This chart is useful for comparing power usage over 4, 8, or 12-week periods and for identifying anomalies or success in energy-efficiency initiatives. This visualization helps you to monitor consumption patterns and identify optimization opportunities over time by using the following data points:

  • Total Consumption: Displays the total power consumed by the enrolled devices for the selected period. For example, 0.36 kWh.
  • Since last week: Shows the percentage change in consumption compared to the previous week. For example, ↓ 50% indicates a 50 percentage drop in usage.
  • Interactive data points: Hovering over or clicking a point on the graph reveals:
    • Week: The specific week being analyzed.
    • Power Consumption: Total energy consumed in that week, in kWh.
    • Total Devices: Number of devices reporting data for that week.
  • Trend visualization:
    • An upward slope in the line indicates an increase in overall power consumption.
    • A downward slope suggests a decrease, often due to energy-saving efforts or reduced device activity.

View Power Consumption by Device Models

This chart displays a ranked list of device models in your fleet based on their total energy consumption. This horizontal bar chart helps you to identify energy-intensive device models, compare consumption patterns across different hardware, and prioritize devices for upgrades, replacement, or optimization. Each entry in the chart includes:

  • Device Model Name: The name of the mode. The name is truncated on the chart but visible on hover.
  • Power Consumption (kWh): Total energy used by devices of that model.
  • Tooltip on hover: Detailed information including, full model name, total power consumption, and the number of devices contributing to that total.

Note: Longer bars indicate higher power consumption and shorter bars suggest more energy-efficient models or fewer active devices.

View Power Consumption by Location

A geographical heatmap of energy usage across devices, grouped by their registered locations. This visualization helps you to:

  • Identify regions with the highest or lowest power consumption
  • Monitor geographical distribution of device activity
  • Support energy efficiency strategies at the site or country level

The global heatmap with varying shades to represent power usage levels across different regions. In addition you can view:

  • Color Intensity: Represents the level of power consumption by location. Darker shades indicate higher power usage, while lighter shades represent lower consumption or fewer active devices in that area.
  • Power scale bar: Beneath the map, a power scale bar displays the consumption range in kWh. This helps you to interpret the meaning of the shading on the map more precisely.
  • Zoom controls: The map includes zoom controls to adjust the view. Use the plus (+) and minus (−) icons to zoom in or out to focus on specific offices, cities, or regions.
  • Map legend or menu: In the top-right corner of the map, you can the map legend or menu icon. Clicking this opens additional viewing or display options to further customize how the power data is presented on the map.

Customizing Dashboard Filters

The Filters feature in the Sustainability Dashboard allows you to narrow down the power consumption data based on specific device attributes and time periods. This helps you to gain more actionable insights about targeted data set.

  1. From the left menu, click Analytics > Sustainability. The Sustainability dashboard is displayed.
  2. Click Filters. The filters panel open to filter by:
    • Time: Select a time frame, such as Last 4 weeks (Defult), Last 8 weeks, and Last 12 week to view data for a specific date range.
    • Devices: Refine the results by hardware characteristics, such as:
      • Model: Filter data based on specific device models in your fleet.
      • Manufacturer: Filter devices from a particular manufacturer, such as HP or Dell.
      • Manufacture Year: Filter devices produced in a certain year. This help to compare with older or newer models.
      • Memory: Filter devices by RAM size to correlate with device performance and energy consumption.
    • Power: Filter devices to by power consumption method - EC or PCM
  3. After selecting the critera, click Apply: The selected criter is applied across the dashboard.

Exporting Data

Click Export to download the report based on the applied filter criteria. After clicking Export, a popup message appears indicating that the download is in progress and the file will be available in the Notification Center of the platform once ready.

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