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Better Power Management in the Enterprise (2 of 2)

Kimberly Bolton — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:28:00 GMT

In part 2 of 2, Mark Aggar, Microsoft Environmental Technologist, talks about how virtualization is key to better power management, and then provides tips and resources that help consumers and businesses track and reduce their power consumption.

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Better Power Management in the Enterprise (1 of 2)

Leveraging Software to Reduce Energy Consumption

Microsoft IT Showcase — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Faced with data center capacity limitations, soaring server use and increased energy consumption, Microsoft IT (MS IT) organized for and developed an Environmental Sustainability (ES) plan. Aimed at reducing the environmental impact of Microsoft, the ES plan inlcudes the strategy of using software to reduce the energy consumption of software-driven devices.

Streamlined PC Procurement Improves Productivity While Controlling Costs

Microsoft IT Showcase — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:29:00 GMT

Do you manage a PC procurement system? Learn how Microsoft IT closely manages the PC configurations available to its employees. Specific computer procurement guidelines allow Microsoft employees to easily purchase supported PCs. In turn, providing a limited set of supported PC configurations enables the corporation to improve application compatibility, hardware compatibility and provide an improved user experience.