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Microsoft: Climate Change Policy
Microsoft has released our Climate Change Policy - interesting but short... "Microsoft recognizes that climate change is a serious challenge that requires a comprehensive and global response from all sectors of society. To address it, we are committed Read More...
Posted 29 September 08 02:43 by biwirth | 0 Comments   
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Windows Server 2008: Power Management Tuning
While researching my talk for TechEd tomorrow, I came across a good Windows Server 2008 Performance Tuning whitepaper. There was a small section on power management which provided a good overview of how it works in Windows Server 2008. Essentially, where Read More...
Posted 02 September 08 12:31 by biwirth | 0 Comments   
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Q: how much better for the environment is it to put a computer into standby?
A customer who is currently developing their Green IT policy asked me a similar question recently - and its a great question! So here was my response... Energy Star compliant monitors need to meet 15 watts or less per hour in sleep/low power mode. They Read More...
Posted 28 August 08 12:18 by biwirth | 0 Comments   
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Verdiem releases power management tools for Windows XP & Vista
For consumers, Verdiem announced Wednesday last week they were releasing a free tool for power management on Windows XP and Vista. Although Windows Vista's power savings settings are on by default, Windows XP's settings aren't, so a tool like this helps Read More...
Posted 16 August 08 02:55 by biwirth | 0 Comments   
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Microsoft Research: Spin server disks down to save energy
As part of ongoing research into the energy efficiency of data centers, Microsoft Research (MSR) have released a paper discussing the results of testing disk subsystems usage and potential to 'spin down' disks when they are not being used. In the past Read More...
Posted 16 July 08 07:49 by biwirth | 0 Comments   
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Comprehensive list of Vista Power Management resources...
There is a tonne of information available on Vista power management, from whitepapers to videos to blog posts. I’ve tried to document a list of the best here: · Optimising Windows Vista for power efficiency - this white paper details the various scenarios Read More...
Posted 26 June 08 02:58 by biwirth | 1 Comments   
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**New** Windows Server 2008 Power Savings Whitepaper & results published!!!
Microsoft has published a new whitepaper on Windows Server 2008 power savings, and the results and methodologies of the tests run to develop the paper. This is an excellent document, which outlines the test results (downloadable in separate spreadsheets) Read More...
Posted 26 June 08 01:18 by biwirth | 1 Comments   
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