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How much does it cost to run a PC?

Last updated on the 12th December 2011 by Simon Culligan.

Energy suppliers always seem to be in the news these days, if they are not trying to justify some cryptic new tariff then they are explaining why prices are rising again.  Over the summer most energy suppliers announced increases in energy tariffs of 12-18% for gas and electricity, so it is no surprise that everyone is looking for innovative ways to save money on their energy bills.

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Tivoli Endpoint Manager Operator Authentication

Last updated on May the 29th 2011 by Simon Culligan.

There are some significant differences between Tivoli Framework and Tivoli Endpoint Manager when it comes to creating and authenticating administrators and operators.  These differences will need to be considered when migrating administrators from Framework to TEM.

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Tivoli Endpoint Manager Installation

Last updated on May the 19th 2011 by Simon Culligan.

First thing that will be a shock to most Tivoli users is Tivoli Endpoint Manager  requires a license and tracks software usage. So you need to get a valid license authorization file before starting the install.  License model is based on per client for desktops and RVU for servers, although there is currently no method for tracking RVU usage on servers, so the metric is still controlled on a per server basis.


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Moving from Tivoli Configuration Manager to Tivoli Endpoint Manager (BigFix)

Last updated on March the 1st 2011 by Simon Culligan.

There is a lot of excitement around IBM’s new acquisition, BigFix now rebranded as IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (TEM). The name TEM has led to some confusion for people that are using IBM Tivoli Framework, I certainly got a few confused responses when I announced some new features being developed in Tivoli Endpoint Manager.

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