3 PDUs that are smarter about power consumption

zdnet.com (Aug 22 2011)

1. I’ve noticed a trend when it comes to next generation models of power distribution units (PDUs): more of them are focused on device-level power monitoring. That’s a great thing, if your IT organization is looking for ways to get more granular about the energy usage. So what’s out there? In the past couple of months, here are three of the products that have hit the market. I’m betting I’ll hear about more as soon as I publish this, but these are notable because of the companies behind them: two are major forces in power conditioning and distribution equipment (Eaton and APC by Schneider Electric), and one is an upstart that is completely focused on improving data center energy management (Racktivity). (Read Full Article)

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