[AusNOG] [off-topic] Computer off, save power...simple stuff.

[Darren Ward (darrward)]

Also technology is mature now to use UPoE for thin or zero clients to create a policy to ensure they are powered off when not on use...

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On 11/03/2012, at 2:25 PM, "Matthew Moyle-Croft" <mmc at mmc.com.au> wrote:

> On 09/03/2012, at 3:18 PM, Kai wrote:
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>> If we all turned off when we're not using out gear, we could save a lot of power!
>> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/292690,bendigo-bank-mandates-daily-desktop-shutdown.aspx
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> Article means that the saving in power for this added complexity is $29/desktop/year!  Which is fairly small compared to the employee cost!  (Assuming 6000 desktops from the article).
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> I kind of feel that they maybe solving the wrong problem - is this an example of where traditional fixed desktops should be ditched for thin client with the desktop running on a VM cluster in a much more efficient way?  Especially if they're saying in the article that their fleet of desktops were really only active for 3hrs/day!  
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> MMC
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