http://blogs.msdn.com/b/see/archive/2011/06/02/the-it-energy-efficiency-imperative.aspxOn behalf of Microsoft&rsquo;s Environmental Sustainability team I&rsquo;m pleased to announce the availability of a new whitepaper, &ldquo; The IT Energy Efficiency Imperative &rdquo;. The paper explores the critical importance and substantial benefitsen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/see/archive/2011/06/02/the-it-energy-efficiency-imperative.aspx#10171670Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:12:35 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10171670Rod Trent<p>Great paper! &nbsp;It really pulls together the 1E vision - both on the PC side and also in the datacenter. &nbsp;However, as noted in the paper, there are some defined solutions to a few of the items mentioned. &nbsp;One example is when you talk about PCs not shutting down due to running apps. &nbsp;1E&#39;s NightWatchman takes that into consideration. &nbsp;As a strong Microsoft partner and a best-of-breed solution for Microsoft System Center, 1E can fix the issues with centralized PC Power Management that you mention. &nbsp;Another example, is over-utilized servers in the datacenter, due to non-essential server processing or virtual sprawl. &nbsp;This is another area where 1E can aid Microsoft in providing a total customer solution with our award-winning NightWatchman Server Edition product. &nbsp;1E&#39;s entire focus is to simply help make IT efficient in energy, cost, and time. &nbsp;Microsoft customers interested in developing a complete efficiency plan for their IT org, should read through this excellent paper and then check out 1E&#39;s products for solutions.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10171670" width="1" height="1">