Configuration Manager 2007 R3: Power Management . What is it and why is it important?

For many years, IT client power management has been an area of challenge for many organizations. While energy-saving desktop and laptop hardware has been available for some time, power-saving settings are often disabled out of fears of data corruption, to support nightly IT operations, or simply from force of habit. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that no more than 10 percent of all Enterprise PCs in use have their power management capabilities turned on—a staggering statistic considering the headway that has been made in other areas of power reduction in the data center and in building facilities. At the same time, over 80 percent of desktops in most organizations are completely idle after 6:30 P.M. Quite literally, “The lights are on, but no one‘s home.” All of this contributes to the inability of organizations to take advantage of the energy savings, carbon output reductions, and significant cost savings that are possible with enterprise power management.

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