Leading Technology University Deploys Energy Management Software by Dmitry Shesterin – 04/18/11

King Mongkut’s University of Technology of North Bangkok is now saving about $25,- per computer per year thanks to Faronics Power Save, an energy management software that dramatically reduces operating costs by eliminating unnecessary computer energy consumption.

Power Save keeps computers running at this University when users truly need them, and powers them down when workstation become inactive.

Faronics’ energy management software provides a rapid Return-on-Investment that can be verified through a cohort of energy savings reports.

King Mongkut’s University of Technology achieved full Return on Investment in its energy management software within six months.

Power Save takes computer energy management to the next level by analyzing not only keyboard and mouse inactivity, but by also looking at the CPU, disk, network, and application status before taking any energy management actions.

With the help of Power Save’s energy management policies, King Mongkut’s University of Technology customizes different levels of computer energy management for specific days of the week, and for different times of the day.

Before Power Save, many university computers were unintentionally left on overnight or even during the weekend. With Power Save, the University has found a flexible computer energy management software solution that reliably powers down computers during periods of inactivity, saving a significant amount of energy, translating into tangible financial savings.

Howard Community College Saves $50,000 Per Year By Reducing Computer Energy Waste by Braden Cave – 04/25/11

Rising energy costs and the growing desire to be environmentally-responsible led Howard Community College on a mission to green their campus with power management software.

Recognizing that there was room for savings in their computing technology, HCC needed a power management software solution that allowed them to maximise energy savings while computers were not in use, while still allowing users to quickly wake computers up when they were needed.

“Initially, we installed Power Save on two computers and then evaluated it for over a month,” says Sung Lee, Director of Student Computer Support for Howard Community College. “In September of 2007, we deployed Power Save campus-wide on all student workstations.” HCC did evaluate alternative energy management solutions, but found Power Save to be the best balance between staff, student, and IT needs.

Howard Community College discovered the benefits of Faronics Power Save—a power management software solution that ensures workstations are available when system resources are required, while conserving power during productivity downtimes. Power Save provides organizations with real financial and energy savings on every computer deployed, as well as centralized workstation power status control.

Now, Howard Community College is helping to reduce their carbon footprint and their energy bill by using an effective power management solution. Among its many awards, HCC has been recognized as a Top-Tech Savvy Community College by the Center for Digital Education and the American Association of Community Colleges.

Coeur D’Alene District Strengthens Their PC Power Management Policy With Faronics Power Save by Braden Cave – 04/25/11

Coeur D’Alene District’s Director of Technology, Jean Bengfort, agreed that a PC power management policy that relied on user action was not practical or effective.

“It became evident that we had computers that were being left on during the night when we would go past a school in the evening and see the glow of monitors in a computer lab or classroom,” says Jean. “Not only was this a waste of energy, it was a waste of the district’s money.”

Looking to implement a PC power management solution Ethan Haberman, Coeur D’Alene District’s Network Supervisor, turned to the ENERGY STAR website, where in addition to energy efficient hardware listings and best practices, he discovered a software-based PC power management solution that supports both the Windows and Mac platforms—Faronics Power Save.

Power Save’s ability to accurately determine when computers were truly inactive so they could be powered down, and its ability to generate energy and dollar savings reports were a hit with the district’s network supervisor. “We did review a number of competing solutions,” says Ethan. “When we did an RFP for the software, Faronics Power Save came in on top of all the competitors with a great set of features, within our budget, and the best bang for the buck.”

Coeur D’Alene School District expects to save as much as $300,000 over the course of three years as a result of deploying

Power Management Software Saves Money and Energy for ADT Fire & Security by David Anderson – 04/20/11

ADT recognized that the IT infrastructure was drawing a significant amount of power to run their office equipment, and that often many computers sat idle as employees were working on other projects, in meetings, or on conference calls. The company realized that if they could power the computers down during these periods of inactivity, ADT would stand to save a significant amount of money, and more importantly, energy. A new environmental campaign called Project Greenfoot had recently been launched to help ADT employees reduce their carbon footprint and save energy. Finding a solution to eliminate energy waste created by inactive computers and laptops would fully support this new campaign and further demonstrate ADT’s commitment to protecting the environment…