System Center and Environmental Sustainability at Microsoft
Microsoft’s System Center software helps IT professionals manage the physical and virtual IT environments across data centers, desktops, and devices from one central location. With its seamless integration to Microsoft’s operating systems, it also makes management decisions and control easier for the following:
- Using virtualization to consolidate servers and reduce power use.
- Placing controls and reporting in place to support compliance initiatives, like power management.
- Managing and enforcing Group Policies, like power management policies.
About System Center 2007
System Center solutions help IT pros manage the physical and virtual IT environments across data centers, desktops, and devices. With the strongest partner ecosystem, the most compelling licensing model, and the best economics, System Center solutions provide a low TCO and a high return on investment.
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter
About System Center Configuration Manager 2007
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the solution to comprehensively assess, deploy, and update your servers, clients, and devicesacross physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments. Optimized for Windows and extensible beyond, it is the best choice for gaining enhanced insight into and control over your IT systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/en/us/default.aspx
About ConfigMgr Desired Configuration Management
With Configuration Manager 2007 Desired Configuration Management (DCM), organizations can ensure that IT systems comply with desired configuration states to improve systems availability, security, and performance network-wide.
http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/en/us/desired-configuration-management.aspx
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. The ENERGY STAR guidelines for computers cover both the hardware devices and the power management features expected of the operating system and applications. The ENERGY STAR program specifies criteria for hardware manufacturers to achieve defined efficiency levels with recommendations for computer power management settings. Although the ENERGY STAR requirements are primarily targeted at hardware manufacturers to specify minimum efficiency ratings, there are also guidelines for computer software.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_management
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