IT efficiency for the enterprise with 1E and Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and 1Es suite of tools create a powerful way to manage the complexities and expense of todays IT environment. Together, they give IT managers the tools they need to derive maximum value and efficiency from IT infrastructure.
-BRAD ANDERSON, CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT,
SERVER AND TOOLS BUSINESS, MICROSOFT CORPORATION

1E Giving IT departments new capabilities that save money and time

1E is a pioneer in the development of efficient IT solutions. We integrate tightly with Microsofts powerful new System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to bring solutions that optimize the client experience, embrace consumerization and deliver greater IT efficiency. IT managers can use 1E products such as NightWatchman Enterprise, NightWatchman Server Edition, Nomad Enterprise, AppClarity and Shopping to improve power management; use corporate bandwidth more effectively; and automate delivery of software, OS updates including Windows 7 migrations and services.

NightWatchman Enterprise and NightWatchman Server Edition: The global leader in PC Power Management
Todays IT managers are under pressure to reduce energy use and cut costs. 1E NightWatchman Enterprise and NightWatchman Server Edition deliver best-of-breed energy management for the IT-intensive enterprise, predict and report energy savings, and give IT managers detailed energyuse dashboards. Building on the power-management features of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, NightWatchman Enterprise benefits an entire organization, offering advanced features such as enterprise wake-on-LAN, document save and safereboot, plus automated PC issue remediation with Computer Health. IT managers can be sure that PCs and laptops will receive updates with the highest degree of success possible. NightWatchman Enterprise prepares accurate reports on savings and emissions so that a business not only saves power, it can credibly prove it as well. NightWatchman Server Edition provides a unique approach to server efficiency and power management by utilizing 1Es patented Useful Work algorithms to eliminate server sprawl

With 1E, the enterprise benefits three ways:

Simple We make it simple to save money in large and complex environments. Efficient We identify unused IT, help remove it and optimize everything else. Real We have more than 20 million licensed users across 1,600 organizations in 42 countries worldwide who have achieved $1.4 billion in efficiency savings.

About Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager helps companies empower people to use the devices and applications they need to be productive, while maintaining corporate compliance and control. It accomplishes this with a unified infrastructure that gives a single pane of glass to manage physical, virtual, and mobile clients. It also provides tools and improvements that make it easier for IT administrators to do their jobs.

and optimize the efficiency of every remaining server. Organizations not only save power but use less hardware, software and operational services to provide the same level of service from the data center.

Nomad Enterprise: Streamlined systems management that delivers system upgrades and software deployment with highly optimized bandwidth and network efficiency
Enterprises experience constant demands on available bandwidth. IT maintenance tasks can hamper the flow of everyday business data, reducing business effectiveness. Nomad Enterprise enhances the capabilities of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to streamline systems management in several ways. Nomad makes the most efficient use of available bandwidth to reliably and securely deliver large software deployments, Operating System upgrades and patches across thousands of PCs, servers and sites without disruption. It ensures that other network traffic, like business applications and email, remain unaffected. With Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Nomad Enterprise has been enhanced to comprehensively automate the migration process for Windows 7 and 8 upgrades. And because it automates this key IT operational process, fewer IT people are required to deploy a new Operating System. Nomad is highly resilient and has the lowest operational costs, especially in large distributed environments, i.e. organizations with large number of branches. Nomad dynamically fails over, self-remediates and requires no additional operational management.

Using patented technology to remove the nomination of workstations or servers in branches, it reduces the number of servers required, cutting costs and speeding time to deploy. In large IT environments, Nomad Enterprise accelerates all deployments by a significant factor.

APPCLARITY: ELIMINATES UNUSED SOFTWARE, REDUCES LICENSING COSTS AND AUDIT RISK.
Software licensing costs are one of the biggest expenditures for any IT department and consequently an area of increasing scrutiny. This combined with the increasing threat of vendor audits, means that visibility of what software assets are deployed is more important than ever. AppClarity builds up on the power of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to save money in software purchases and maintenance by identifying and removing software which is unused from user desktop systems. AppClarity mines the raw data available within the Configuration Manager database and uses 1E analytics is to normalize it to help you truly understand your enterprise software footprint. With AppClaritys traffic light compliance system and targeted reporting you can quickly account for compliance issues prior to an audit. You can also identify if there are any prohibited applications within your estate.

Shopping: Allows end-user self-service of software deployments

Shopping is seen by many enterprises as a first step in accommodating user devices on the corporate network by offering a comprehensive corporate app store. By deploying Shopping, end users are able to install software, operating systems and services at a time when it suits them without disrupting their daily workload. It means they can download the software and services from an enterprise app store within minutes as well as improving their overall satisfaction with the IT department. This dramatically reduces the number of software and service requests that go through a helpdesk and removes it as a bottleneck to productivity. Shoppings powerful features include a single portal for all end-user software and hardware needs. Shopping also delivers approval workflow so that business managers can make the approval decisions rather than IT administrators. It automatically sends emails to keep all users, approvers and administrators informed during the approval process. It also ensures that available applications have associated licenses to ensure compliance. Shopping also can be customized to adopt a companys look and feel making it familiar for end users. It enables them to schedule their own Windows 7 and Windows 8 migrations, selecting the time and date to migrate as well as the users existing and recommended applications to reinstall when the new operating system is deployed. This ensures users get the right software reinstalled when they migrate.

About 1E
1E is the pioneer and global leader in Efficient IT solutions. 1Es mission is to identify unused IT, help remove it and optimize everything else. 1E Efficient IT solutions help reduce servers, network bandwidthv constraints, software licenses and energyconsumption; they automate delivery of software, OS updates including Windows migrations, and services; and they make the private cloud efficient. To date, 1E has helped more than 1,600 organizations achieve $1.4 billion in efficiency savings. With 1E, organizations find solutions that are simple, drive efficiency, and generate real savings. Our customers