Lumension White Paper Sample

The average desktop wastes nearly half of the energy it consumes—most typically just from sitting idle while processors are still chugging and monitors are still flashing brightly. And yet, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, 90 percent of today’s desktops do not use a power management feature.

CIOs and IT operations staff simply cannot let this extreme waste of power persist. Not only are they pressured to rein in power consumption due to corporate responsibility and environmental issues, but also due to the fact that energy prices continue to reach for the sky and there’s no end in sight to future price hikes.