Power Management

For many organizations, setting up a power management solution presents serious challenges. Management wants machines to be powered down as frequently as possible to achieve cost savings. But IT requires machines to be on at night, when it is easiest to apply patches and updates.  End-users like the flexibility to connect to their machines remotely - and this becomes challenging when their systems are automatically shut down to preserve energy.

What is BigFix Power Management?

Offered as a stand-alone product or as part of the BigFix Systems Lifecycle Management suite, BigFix Power Management allows IT organizations to enforce conservation policies across the enterprise, while providing granularity that enables application of these policies to a single computer. For end users, BigFix Power Management maximizes power policy deployment while minimizing usage impact through an optional “opt-in” approach.  Granular controls also allow end users to save their work before shutting the system down - ensuring no loss to productivity.

Features and Benefits

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• Saves up to $50 per year per BigFix-managed device depending on local electricity costs and net energy savings achieved
• Centralized, policy-driven power management of distributed computers scalable from individual machines to entire global enterprises
• Fine-grained controls for hibernation/ standby, subsystem-only shut down and "save work before shutdown" options
• Wake-On-LAN support synchronizes systems maintenance processes with power conservation
• "Opt-in" programs encourage end-user participation as well as "Wake-on-Web" feature to allow for end-users to remotely connect and turn on their own systems