Windows Server 2008 power savings features rock

June 16th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

http://blogs.technet.com/windowsserver/ and the whitepaper http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/9/459033a1-6ee2
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Customers tell us that energy-efficient computing is a top priority for them as they look to control energy costs and reduce their impact on the environment. With Windows Server 2008 we feel we have some very compelling technologies such as Server Virtualization with Hyper-V and the native Power Management capabilities of the platform, that are on by default, which will allow organizations to realize true power savings benefits.

We have been working across multiple teams at Microsoft since last October, and are pleased to release today; a new whitepaper (link) that outlines the key power savings benefits of Windows Server 2008, which has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. In this whitepaper we explore how Windows Server 2008 provides customers with a number of new power-saving features including:

Do check out this interesting post which is talking about the power saving features built into Windows Server 2008, using those existing and new features within the operating system can make a real difference to the power consumed, whether it’s the blank screen saver or enabling standby mode, you need to choose the appropriate setting per server, but that’s to be expected.

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