SAN FRANCISCO — March 24, 2009 — The average data center uses the same amount of electricity as 25,000 U.S. households. With energy costs on the rise, measuring, monitoring and managing energy consumption has become a top priority. However, most data centers lack the type of information needed to effectively manage their power usage. Today at the Green:Net 09 conference in San Franciso, newcomer Packet Power LLC, debuted what customers have described as an “elegant solution” that makes power monitoring simple and affordable. Packet Power™ for Data Centers is literally a “plug-n-play” solution that provides detailed power consumption information for any device – or for thousands of devices.

“We are excited to offer the simplest, most flexible and most accurate power and temperature monitoring solution available today,” said Paul Bieganski, Ph.D., founder and president of Packet Power. “Power consumption in data centers is skyrocketing and companies have come to realize that they have both an operational and environmental mandate to consume power more efficiently. Our Packet Power for Data Centers solution provides the information IT executives need to improve data center energy efficiency.”

Data centers are one of the largest and most rapidly growing sources of energy consumption in the United States. Yet according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, most data centers could cut their power consumption by half. The Packet Power™ for Data Centers offering provides the detailed power consumption information that IT managers need to effectively reduce the amount of electricity they use. Armed with that knowledge, companies can reduce costs, extend the life of their data center facilities, and lower the environmental impact of their operations.

Packet Power for Data Centers offers a patent-pending “smart power cable” that captures detailed information about power consumption and transmits it wirelessly for collection, analysis and reporting. By replacing an existing power cable with a Packet Power smart cable, data on the amount of power consumed by a computer (as well as the quality of the power) can be gathered every few seconds. The Packet Power system then makes it easy to view power consumption by resource type, location, application, or customer. The system also tracks temperature, making it possible to locate data center hot spots that can be harmful to computer equipment.

The company offers its own analysis and reporting software and also is working closely with providers of IT asset and facility management tools. Packet Power for Data Centers is currently in limited release with volume shipments expected in July. 

 

Founded in 2008, Packet Power is focused on providing the information needed to be smart about electric power consumption. The company offers hardware, software and services that make it simple, quick and inexpensive to gain the information needed to reduce power usage. Packet Power LLC is based in Minneapolis, Minn.