sustainableIT has announced that it is deploying NightWatchman PC power management from 1E on 5,500 desktop computers across Sanlam’s operations to help improve energy efficiency and reduce ICT environmental impacts. Shutting down corporate PCs during non-work hours is expected to save Sanlam more than 1,5 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year and eliminate 1,545… [Continue Reading]
Sanlam deploys NightWatchman on 5,500 desktops
Sanlam deploys NightWatchman on 5,500 desktops Sanlam has announced that it is deploying NightWatchman PC power management from 1E on 5,500 desktop computers across its operations to help improve energy efficiency and reduce its environmental impact. Shutting down corporate PCs during non-work hours is expected to save Sanlam more than 1,5 million kilowatt hours of… [Continue Reading]
The NightWatchman that seeks to eliminate IT waste
Implementing a centralised PC power management tool can achieve savings immediately. In South Africa, with year on year energy increases of 25% per annum and an increasingly threatened power supply, it stands to reason that more companies need to be become more innovative in the way they deliver services and provide quantifiable savings on the… [Continue Reading]
Failed pc power management strategies cloud Green IT
Power management solutions in the desktop computing environment are yet to be fully embraced by South African corporates; largely due to a lack of knowledge around toolset requirements and failed implementations using windows power schemes and Active Directory alone. For many companies that are supposedly “going green”, changing the light bulbs is where it starts… [Continue Reading]
What is NightWatchman, how does it work?
In organisations that leave PC’s on 24×7 for management purposes, a significant amount of energy is wasted overnight. A PC and monitor in idle state are drawing between 100w and 200w depending on the technology, equivalent to between 2 and 5 lightbulbs. NightWatchman allows centralised, reliable and secure shutdown and wakeups of machines automatically, saving as… [Continue Reading]
Closing down idle PCs saves power and money
Personal Computer (PC) Power Management solutions have proved their mettle in providing unrivalled and hard-to-overlook energy and cost benefits internationally, but South African companies are still struggling to come to terms with the simple concept of powering down PC’s in a safe and automated fashion. Tim James, CEO of green IT consultancy sustainableIT says the… [Continue Reading]