Active Power Down is a central power management solution that can save organizations between £20,000 to £60,000 annually on energy bills by controlling the power consumption of PC estates. It implements power saving profiles for groups of users through Active Directory configuration. A short consulting engagement confirms the appropriate profiles for an organization. Installation and administrator training are included with no additional hardware costs. Savings are realized quickly through reduced power bills and CO2 emissions.

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2. OpportunityResearch shows that at least 30% of the overall IT power bill is consumed by PC's, the majority of which are not centrally power managed. The difference in energy bills between a managed and an unmanaged estate equates to hard cash savings of between £20,000 and £60,000 per annum for a 1,000 seat organization.

3. SolutionImplementing a central power management solution will allow control of the power consumption of your PC estate. Rules can be set as to when the machines should be in a lower power state, enabling savings.

4. What you get when you sign?A short consulting engagement which confirms which groups of people will get which profile power saving profile in line with best practice advice.An installation of Active Power Down on your Active Directory, configured for your organization. A short training session for your Active Directory administrators Hard cash returned to the bottom line of your business through reduced power billsReduced CO2 emissions

5. Why Active Power Down?Single focus – Active Power Down is designed to deliver energy savings quicklyNo desktop client – non-intrusive; no need to test on existing images speeding implementation Minimal resourcing - deployed with minimal impact on your teamNo hidden costs - no additional hardware or software required to support an Active Power Down implementationReturn on investment within weeksExperience – we are ex-CIOs, we’ve been there, had the problems associated with business systems changes, and have used this experience to design Active Power Down.