Jul 2009
Datacenter Management and Energy-Efficiency Software

Around the world, datacenter managers are investing in technology to track and reduce their energy consumption. Power prices and power consumption are both rising, power availability is limited in several geographies, and regulators concerned with climate change and energy security have become aware of wasteful or inefficient use of energy in datacenters. Managing energy use effectively is not easy; it requires a solid understanding of IT, power distribution and cooling, as well as an awareness of the rapidly evolving technology and thinking in this area. There is no quick fix.

It is clear, however, that the most effectively managed eco-efficient datacenters will be those where managers have up-to-date, detailed and meaningful information about their datacenter’s applications, equipment, configurations, power use and environmental data. They can use this information for planning, forecasting and management, as well as real-time decision-making and, if practical, to inform and drive automated systems. They can also use this information for compliance and commercial purposes.

This report outlines the market drivers for datacenter reporting and management tools, categorizes the main types of products, and identifies over 30 suppliers offering more than 50 tools that are substantially or entirely concerned with monitoring, analyzing, managing and reducing datacenter energy use. We include in this group a number of innovative companies that have developed power management technology for servers.

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