Emerson Network Power Delivers the Next Generation of Data Center Management Capabilities with Avocent Data Center Planner
New software functionality significantly reduces data center planning and management costs, improves energy efficiency and supports global deployments.
Huntsville,
Alabama [January 24, 2012] –
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and a global leader in
maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today
introduced the next generation of Avocent Data Center Planner, an
award-winning software solution that enables data center managers to make
informed decisions for the planning and effective management of their data
center assets and physical infrastructure. The latest release of the Avocent Data
Center Planner is a component of Emerson Network Power’s extensive portfolio of
data center infrastructure management (DCIM) capabilities.
Avocent Data
Center Planner provides data center managers, who are under constant pressure
to control and reduce costs, with
accurate and complete information about where their devices and equipment are
located, their current capacities and projected growth. This visibility enables
data center managers to effectively implement and manage their consolidation,
virtualization and energy efficiency initiatives.
The latest
version of Avocent Data Center Planner enhances the product’s ease of use and
simplicity while delivering superior power management, visualization and
manageability capabilities. Specifically, this new version provides:
- The ability to gauge “real-world” power usage to
more precisely, manage capacity, extend the life of the data center infrastructure
and anticipate issues that need to be resolved before an incident occurs. Configured
to communicate with other industry products, the next generation management
software will provide out-of-the-box support for Avocent PDUs, Liebert PDUs,
Avocent DSView 4 and Liebert SiteScan Web
- End-to-end connection visualization will allow data
center managers to capture and view the most realistic, current-state view of
the data center. Additionally, when considering a move, consolidation or
replacement, the connection data allows dynamic planning and faster approval of
proposed changes
- Zone management provides the flexibility and
control administers require to operate co-location/cloud environments
- Spanish language support which augments the support
for Japanese, Chinese, German, Russian and French in v3.2
“The ad-hoc data
center management tools that were effective in the past are increasingly
difficult to maintain in today’s complex environment,” explained Traci
Yarbrough, director of product marketing, Emerson Network Power data center
solutions. “Avocent Data Center Planner is an effective alternative to legacy
management tools because it provides all of the detailed information that is
required to efficiently plan and manage the physical infrastructure in one
dynamic graphical interface. Customers realize an immediate return on investment
because they no longer need to consult multiple point products to make
decisions and plan changes. It also builds on our promise of delivering a
simple and easy to use DCIM capability. ”
Avocent Data Center Planner is
available worldwide now. To learn more about Emerson Network Power’s DCIM
solutions, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/DCIM.
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About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), delivers
software, hardware and services that maximize availability, capacity and
efficiency for data centers, healthcare and industrial facilities. A trusted
industry leader in smart infrastructure technologies, Emerson Network Power
provides innovative data center infrastructure management solutions that bridge
the gap between IT and facility management and deliver efficiency and
uncompromised availability regardless of capacity demands. Our solutions are
supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Learn
more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based
in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and
engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in
industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process
management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage
businesses. Sales in fiscal 2011 were $24.2 billion. For more information,
visit www.Emerson.com.