The Raritan Blog

Avoid Overcooling Your Data Center with DCIM and Environmental Sensors

Paula Alves
March 18, 2014

Worldwide demand for real-time data, applications, and services has led to an unprecedented increase in data center density and energy costs.  While IT equipment accounts for 50% of those energy costs, another 37% is consumed when cooling and circulating air; a figure that amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars per year. 

 

Raritan’s Newest KVM-Over-IP

Richard Dominach
February 12, 2014

Raritan is proud to announce the Dominion KX III, our new line of next-generation digital KVM switches providing BIOS-level remote access and control of PC’s and servers.  Containing all of the features of the Dominion KX II, the KX III is the industry’s highest performing KVM-over-IP switch.

Raritan's DCIM Wins NetworkWorld Product Excellence Award 2013

Paula Alves
January 10, 2014

Cisco Saves Millions by Deploying Thousands of Smart PDUs

Michael Bord
December 26, 2013

 

Imagine being able to save your company millions of dollars per year by investing in a low-cost, easy-to-install solution that’s simple to adopt and fits right into your existing infrastructure. If it sounds dumb, or perhaps too good to be true, take note—Cisco has just done it.

4 Ways Intelligent PDUs Can Help you Save Money

Nina Kvitka
December 20, 2013

1. Use metering to help you identify “ghost servers.” A SUN survey estimates 8 to 10% of servers are “ghost” servers (servers running idle). Using an intelligent metered PDU, such as one of Raritan’s PX models can help you identify these servers. Exorcise ghost servers and save real money.

2. While you’re at it, use the same data to help identify older, less efficient servers. Replacing older servers with new, energy-efficient models reduces server power consumption by 25%.

3. Set up some smart sensors with your intelligent PDU to learn where you’re overcooling your data center. PX environmental sensors monitor temperature and alert you when user-defined high (too warm) and low (excessively cool) thresholds are exceeded. Use the ASHRAE defined standards and safely raise temperatures, saving energy and money on excessive cooling.

4. Make your capacity planning and provisioning decisions with real-time data. Intelligent PDUs gather the data to make your data center’s true power capacity visible.

Experiment with the Raritan Power Management ROI Calculator to see how the savings can add up for your data center. 

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