http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow/archive/tags/Power+Management/default.aspxTags: Power Managementen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow/archive/2008/12/09/power-management-and-windows-server-2008.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 21:00:03 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3165377txsnow1http://blogs.technet.com/jsnow/comments/3165377.aspxhttp://blogs.technet.com/jsnow/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3165377<p>Green IT is a a phrase that's buzzing all around the various publications and being uttered by those executives who help determine the direction of your IT department.&#160; Well what can you REALLY do to improve the power efficiency of your data center?&#160; Last week <a href="http://edge.technet.com/Media/Evironmental-Sustainability-at-Microsoft-with-Francois-Ajenstat/">Adam posted a video with Francois Ajenstat</a> who is the Director of Environmental Sustainability here at Microsoft that addresses some of the solutions out there.&#160; Today I'll follow that up with a link to a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/powermgmt/Svr_Pwr_ITAdmin.mspx">white paper</a> and <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/winserverperformance/archive/2008/12/04/configuring-windows-server-2008-power-parameters-for-increased-power-efficiency.aspx">blog post that the Windows Server Performance Team has posted</a>.&#160; These two items will help you discover how Windows Server can help you save power TODAY and not have to wait for future versions of Windows.&#160; </p><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3165377" width="1" height="1">Windows Server 2008Green ComputingPower Management