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IT rule: every computer off at night

Life tipsTurn computers off at night

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a principle I've always had is every bit every employee turn their computer off at night. Right. That's always been my because for a lot of different reasons.

Episode 185: Shock Collars (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:24:39 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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A principle Dave has kept everywhere he's worked (discussed during the CrowdStrike outage): every employee turns their computer off at night, partly to protect against power surges and brownouts.

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  1. Episode 185: Shock Collars (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:27:30 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    in a corporate environment. I have seen so many issues of so many catastrophes averted by enforcing a corporate policy of powering off your machines.

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