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Shouldn’t you turn off IT when you aren’t using it? | Jostein Birkeland

aired Nov 05, 2026
Signal
67.5/ 100
Solid
confidence 0.99
Orig44.6
Actn75.0
Dens81.6
Dpth68.5
Clty58.2
Summary

MICHAEL BIRD I want you to take a moment to think about your computer. Like properly selected the shutdown option?.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of michael, bird, like, including: When was the last time that you shut it down?.

Key takeaways
  1. 01MICHAEL BIRD I'm a fairly regular shutter downer, um, 'cause I know that if you shut your computer down, often it'll run a bit better when you start it back up again
  2. 02MICHAEL BIRD So we have spent decades building IT, focusing on maximum uptime, but with rising energy costs and increasing power becoming an increasingly scarce resource, efficient
  3. 03so those who are measured on that in the facility side, they don't have roles that allow them to do this
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