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Posts Tagged ‘PC Power Management’
Wake on lan, yes you can!
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010The bottom line: Power Management software saves plenty
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010PCs and peripherals consume more energy than any other information and communications technology group and by 2012, more than 50% of midsize and large organizations will centrally manage desktop power states, up from less than 10% today.
Energy waste in IT costs in excess of R20 per pc per month
Friday, October 16th, 2009PC power management technologies conservatively provide savings of around 40% which would result in a R20 saving per PC per month come 1 April 2010. In an organisation running 10 000 workstations, the cost of not running a PC power management solution is R200 000 per month.
System Standby vs PC Shutdown – Every watt counts
Monday, April 13th, 20095 watts in standby actually equates to 43.8 kWh per annum. Not too startling in itself, however what does that cost us? In South Africa, at current average rates you will pay around R22 per annum per machine for that inefficiency. Multiply this by 1000’s and the numbers start to add up. Now add the impending increases and you are looking at closer to R30 per machine.
Organisations waste millions powering idle PC’s
Sunday, March 29th, 2009The findings of the 2009 PC Energy Report were released this week by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy. Despite spiraling energy costs globally and the environment playing an increasing role in the corporate agenda, much further action is required by both individuals and employers.
Power Conservation Programme : Technology can help!
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Depending on your industry segment, you will be forced to cut emissions by between 5% and 20%, 5% for agriculture and 20% for corporates. Industry faces a 10% cut and government institutions 15%. The baseline has been calculated from October 2006 to September 2007 (pre load-shedding) and savings need to be achieved against this target.
