The recent release of R3 for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is a huge gain for Microsoft customers. Microsoft is investing heavily in cost and power savings for customers in the System Center space, but also for the operating system (Windows 7) in general.
As R3 is tested and implemented by Microsoft customers, 1E continues to utilize knowledge, experience and expertise in Power Management and IT Efficiency to extend the capabilities of Configuration Manager. How, you might ask? Is R3 not enough?
1E continues to strive to enhance Microsoft's offerings and compliment the leading systems management products from Microsoft. For some companies R3 may very well be enough to gain savings and understand how power is being utilized in the environment. As the best-of-breed solution, there are some key areas where 1E extends Configuration Manager R3 to provide a robust environment for squeezing out the rest of the cost savings, IT Efficiency, and CO2 emissions reduction.
Those areas are:
Administrative Flexibility
- Broad Operating System support (XP, Vista, Win 7 and Mac OS)
- Fixes “Sleepless” PCs
User Empowerment
- Industry leading patching – Safe reboot, WoL and Computer Health
- Users can remotely wake up their work PCs
- Avoid sleep during important tasks
Advanced Reporting
- Comprehensive PC and display power database
- Energy manager requirements – Location tariffs, baselines, what-if scenarios
- Senior management web based dashboard
- Ability to have a baseline of power consumption
To get a better understanding of how 1E can deliver a comprehensive solution for your Configuration Manager 2007 R3 environment, read about our NightWatchman product.
NightWatchman Product Page
Dell Case Study
CSC Case Study
Bovis Lend Lease Case Study
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