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Sekerob
Ace Cruncher Joined: Jul 24, 2005 Post Count: 20043 Status: Offline |
Considering that a modern PC does not even need the $40 program to have it start when need be and BOINC can be taught to stop when the machine has been idle for a while to let the automatic energy saving feature of hardware kick in... one wonders. Some companies do though run in-house type grid applications.
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Sgt.Joe
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Thanks Uplinger. I just sent you an email back asking a quick question. Everyone keep their fingers crossed over the next couple of months (yes you can stretch them out if cramping but get back to crossing immediately!) that I can get this pushed through. A huge benefit is WCG did most of the work for me (us) as far as being able to automate it pretty easily for mass deployment. I proposed this at my work, a little over 10,000 pc's, and they decided to go the shutdown the pc at night way instead. They are spending $40.00 initially, PER PC, for a program that shuts down the pc at night and then restarts it in the morning! Each pc is projected to save about $3.00 per month and the program costs $40.00 per year! The license is only good for that one pc and the pc's are replaced every 4 to 5 years. There is an ongoing license fee per year too! The 'company', NO not THAT company, thinks they will save the money in power generation, not electricity costs per pc. I really tried guys, they just said no! Penny wise and pound foolish. Thanks for trying. Cheers
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