Shut down computers at night or let 'em run?
"leave em running" said the utility company stock holders!
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We recommend shutdown, but we have not set up any policy for it.
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
There is no right or wrong answer, but we prefer to keep them running. We have many nightly tasks that run and users like to remote in.
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
Leave them on, but set a virus scan to run on all machines, on say, Friday? Most antivirus products allow you to opt to shut-down machines after the scan completes. That way, they'll be off on the...
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We have a mixed policy, some of us can't get enough of work so log onto our machines from home lol so we leave them on, but we tell users to turn them off because they arent designed to run 24/7. Our...
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Off with their heads! :) All workstations go off here, best practice i think, less problems with workstations getting stupid over time Servers of course run 24/7
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
No strict policy here. I suggest that they turn off for the weekends or vacations when asked. I do have some paranoid users that not only power them down, but also unplug the patch cable. This is...
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We are following a Green initiative and asking users to turn off PCs and printers at COB. We have adjusted the BIOS on the PC to turn them on at 3am workdays so patches can install. Keeps users from...
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Most of our users are mobile or in/out on laptops. So I guess situation and terrain dictate.
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
Leave it on during the week. Shut it down on Friday. Win. Win.
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
Pooooooooooooooooints~ -walks with arms outstretched-
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
thought it had to be 12 months to classify as necro? (not going off topic at all :)
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
Dogs wrote: thought it had to be 12 months to classify as necro? (not going off topic at all :) yep but this is 2011 so double zombie
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
Jay6111 wrote: DUH, leave them on...... If I turn them off at night then how could they be the virus and SPAM drones my users have worked so hard to setup in my environment. -JayAin't it the truth!
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Energy consumption is a concern, but as technologies get newer and greener the amount of energy our PC's consume becomes almost negligible. A concern of mine here is PC's left on overnight give...
View ArticleShut down computers at night or let 'em run?
Better for backups? Does your company keep data that needs to be backed up on client PCs? You've already failed there...The problem with using GPO to shut it down for them at night is they will further...
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