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Electric Utility Reduces IT Support Hours With New Management Tools

Overview Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) provides electricity to San Juan County, Washington. The OPALCO IT department was frustrated with management tools that limited its ability to monitor systems and respond promptly to disruptions. To streamline IT tasks, OPALCO deployed Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. Staff can now manage IT inventory from a single location, deploy software updates, and proactively address server issues.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	August 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Monitoring Systems, Application Servers, Windows XP

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