http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/06/19/leaving-computers-on-at-night-costs-us-businesses-172-billion-a-year/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/06/19/leaving-computers-on-at-night-costs-us-businesses-172-billion-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-47896 Chris Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:11:39 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/06/19/leaving-computers-on-at-night-costs-us-businesses-172-billion-a-year/#comment-47896 Bob, the point being made is that leaving systems on so you can update and patch, costs business money and has an environmental impact. Systems should be shut down after work, woken-up for patches and then shut down. This means systems are powered off for maybe 12 hours a days, and not on burning power. This is applicable to all larger organisations where the cost benefits are huge. See the Verizon announcement on this site. Powering off can save $ Millions and is the environmentally aware thing to do. Bob, the point being made is that leaving systems on so you can update and patch, costs business money and has an environmental impact. Systems should be shut down after work, woken-up for patches and then shut down. This means systems are powered off for maybe 12 hours a days, and not on burning power. This is applicable to all larger organisations where the cost benefits are huge. See the Verizon announcement on this site. Powering off can save $ Millions and is the environmentally aware thing to do.

]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/06/19/leaving-computers-on-at-night-costs-us-businesses-172-billion-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2234 bob Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:56:50 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/06/19/leaving-computers-on-at-night-costs-us-businesses-172-billion-a-year/#comment-2234 I wonder how much money would be lost due to security breeches, virus outbreaks, etc due to companies not being able to update their PCs during off hours? This is another case of wishful thinking. Perhaps it's feasible for a small company (200 employees or less) but it is not at all realistic for a company of any size that is required by law to protect your personal information... I wonder how much money would be lost due to security breeches, virus outbreaks, etc due to companies not being able to update their PCs during off hours? This is another case of wishful thinking. Perhaps it’s feasible for a small company (200 employees or less) but it is not at all realistic for a company of any size that is required by law to protect your personal information…

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