The free Spiceworks IT management software now comes with a green IT power management application to help firms reduce their carbon footprint.
The application enables IT professionals to automatically regulate the power consumption of networked computers and other equipment. The downloadable Power Manager plug-in, developed in cooperation with Intel, is designed to link everyday network and systems management tasks with green IT initiatives.
The new app includes the following features:
- Remote Power Consumption Management – allows users to remotely manage the power consumption of PCs, laptops and other networked devices. This includes the ability to power-on and -off devices based on schedules and other criteria
- Power Management Dashboard – shows a visual map of networked machines and devices that are powered on or off
- Dollar Savings View – displays estimates of dollars saved per day and month based on current price/kwh and watts used by networked devices
Spiceworks estimates that if half its 800,000 users worldwide deploy the new power management plug-in, they could save more than $500m in annual electricity costs, and eliminate 3m tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Currently, over 28m desktops, laptops and servers are managed by the free Spiceworks IT Desktop.
“Building more energy-efficient PCs and devices is only one step in making IT green,” said Scott Abel, co-founder and CEO of Spiceworks. “The software that manages networked devices can also play a more active role in saving energy. With the help of Intel we’ve tuned the Spiceworks IT Desktop software to do just.
The new power management plug-in can be downloaded for free from the Spiceworks Plug-in Centre.
