By Steve Ranger
Published: Thursday 11 May 2006
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Kevin McCourt
Location
Washington, DC USA
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IT Specialist
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From an environmental standpoint, this is a good point. From a cost-savings and a computer management standpoint, I think the computers are best left on. Most computer maintenance, patch management, and software installation is done remotely overnight. A computer being off during this time has two adverse effects: One, it doesn't get updated, and two, a technician has to physically go to the computer to update it. The cost of electricity is nothing when compared to IT man-hours.
Switching off PCs at night is all well and good, b...
RML
OK - BUT the energy efficient PCs were not develop...
Roger Huffadine
From an environmental standpoint, this is a good p...
Kevin McCourt
Can Networked PC's be switched on remotly? At tim...
Stuart Holmes
Oh dear - it's the old 'TVs and Hi-Fis left in sta...
John Brooks
Haven't any of you "IT Specialist" clowns heard of...
Anonymous
Wake On LAN is a good thing, but is not native to ...
Anonymous
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