Green Data Center Calculator - Scheduled Server Power-Down

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Can turning off the juice to your servers that do not support critical 24 / 7 functions result in meaningful savings? This spreadsheet-based calculator can help evaluate technologies such as Wake-on-LAN.


From IT Business Edge | Jan 25, 2009

To power down or not? That's the question many IT departments ponder at the end of every workday or weekend. The accompanying Green Data Center calculator gives users a quick approximation of the results you can expect from s temporary power-down strategy --powering down servers that are not required 24/7 (such as servers executing backup software) on a scheduled basis using technology such as Wake-on-LAN.

The attached Zip file includes:

  • Intro Page.doc
  • GreenDC-PowerDown2eco.ods
  • GreenDC-PowerDown2eco.xls
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