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December 17, 2008
Being Green with Your PC
There has been a Green theme this year in SLA and I thought this lead article at CIO.com was interesting. If you care about the planet, read it.
"From frequent on/off cycles to screen savers, there's plenty of misunderstanding about saving power with PCs. Don't let misinformation prevent you from cashing in on PC power management.
Turning off PCs during periods of inactivity can save companies a substantial sum. In fact, Energy Star estimates organizations can save from $25 to $75 per PC per year with PC power management. Those savings can add up quickly. According to a recent report by Forrester titled "How Much Money Are Your Idle PCs Wasting?" PC power management is helping General Electric and Dell boast savings of $2.5 million and $1.8 million per year, respectively. That also results in a substantial reduction in CO2 emissions."
Myth No. 1: The power used turning my PC on negates any benefits of turning it off.
Myth No. 2: My screen saver is saving me energy.
Myth No. 3: Turning my PC on and off will reduce its performance and useful life
Myth No. 4: I can't run updates and patches for PCs in lower-power states.
Myth No. 5: My PC users will not tolerate any downtime for power management.
It's a start. Small stuff adds up.
(And for those who occasionally make comments on how much I fly, I do buy my carbon credits for both SirsiDynix, personal and SLA travel. I also do not drive cars - never had a license and no one in my family of four adults drives either. Green's really becoming a big trend - my co-op is adding three more levels of recycling and we were doing a lot already. I think I'll plant a few trees for Christmas.)
We've also contracted for the SirsiDynix SaaS (Software as a Service) server farms worldwide for our many SaaS customers to have them operate at the highest green standards. It was in the original specs.
I guess I'm feeling preachy today!
Stephen
Posted by stephen at December 17, 2008 11:31 AM