Just an FYI that we published a great whitepaper on how to implementing an effective Power Management strategy with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3:
The purpose of this white paper is to describe how Microsoft IT (MSIT) successfully deployed Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 to provide a centralized power management solution to 165,000 physical client desktop and laptop computers across the enterprise. The paper shows how Microsoft IT leveraged System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 to implement a cohesive power management strategy that takes full advantage of the native power management features integrated into products such as Windows® 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista®.
You can get all the details and download the whitepaper here.
J.C. Hornbeck | System Center Knowledge Engineer
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