Microsoft to compare energy consumption between two installations on the same server with Dual-Core processor and 4GB RAM. System running on one operating system Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition with SP2 plus repairs, and a single operating system running on Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition with an existing hard drive on each server.

Microsoft found that Windows Server 2003 have to use your power as much as 10% for the process and can only send 80% to the other components as a replacement. Microsoft also perform other tests and more powerful by using enterprise-class servers, and it found the same results with Windows Server 2003. As for Windows Server 2008 only 2.3% using ideal power position, and 6.8% when active. However, not clear until now whether the power management features in Windows affect the energy needs of the existing hardware. But Microsoft estimates that enterprise-class Windows Server 2008 is capable of running with 20 active clients, can save energy costs around USD 30.

The discovery of four virtual machines of Windows Server 2008 running on IIS 7.0 Web server and 20 clients actively using less energy than Windows Server 2003 Web Server IIS 6.0. Microsoft also added, if you want to add multiple virtual servers, the virtual server can run on a computer without spending a lot of energy than standalone servers. This means users can add a virtual server without additional energy costs. Easily forward his hope Microsoft will release all its new products one of its strengths is the way it is able to save energy.

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