Sentilla Blog

What do 15,000 Java developers have in common? Besides a love of object-oriented programming languages and an oddly-shaped mascot named Duke, Java developers act en masse. How do we know? Sentilla was commissioned by Sun Microsystems to instrument the Moscone Center in San Francisco with over 200 pervasive computers during the 2008 JavaOne conference. Sun wanted to have greater insight into the behavior of attendees during the conference so that organizers could adjust energy-usage in real-time and better plan for future events. Each morning, John Gage presented Sentilla's findings.

Randy Katz, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has embarked on a new project called LoCal. Short for any number of things, including "Lo(w) Cal(orie)", "Local Information", and of course "Cal", Katz has thrown Berkeley's hat in the ring to make energy smart in the 21st century. I had the privilege of bouncing ideas off Katz while a graduate student at Cal, and he gave a talk about LoCal at the 2009 EECS BEARS Symposium.

Sentilla is honored to win another product award.  We’re very excited that energy management has gained so much traction this year.  But it’s no surprise.  As the UK embraces the Carbon Reduction Commitment and with the publication of the European Code of Conduct for Data Centres, it has become clear that a solution is needed for managing and tracking data center energy use. The award validates the need for energy management in data centers and Sentilla is humbled to be part of this movement.