In organisations that leave PC’s on 24×7 for IT management purposes, a significant amount of energy is wasted overnight. A PC and monitor in idle state can draw between 100w and 200w depending on the technology, equivalent to between 8 – 16 modern 12w energy efficient lightbulbs.
NightWatchman allows centralised, reliable and secure shutdown and wakeups of machines automatically, saving as much as $70 per annum per PC on energy costs. Over and above this, the solution comes out of the box with a full reporting pack that allows you to track energy costs and co2 emissions in your organisation.
Features of the product include:
- Powers down or logs off PCs across an enterprise
- Protects unsaved user data prior to shutdown
- Produces ‘what-if’ reports to calculate current and potential future savings
- Controls PC Power Scheme settings
- Schedules daily, immediate or once off shutdowns
- Controllable with any systems management tooling as well as through its own console
- Energy, cost and co2 emissions reporting
- Product performance reporting