Third Generation Software-Only Sentilla Energy Manager Measures Energy of All Data Center Assets, Aided by First-of-Its-Kind Inference Engine Along with New Reporting Functionality
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Data Center World Conference, March 9, 2010-Sentilla® Corporation, provider of demand-side energy management solutions for data centers, today introduced Sentilla Energy ManagerTM Version 3.0. This is the industry's first-ever software-only enterprise management solution for reliably tracking power utilization of every single asset in the data center, including both metered and unmetered equipment. Version 3.0, which enables IT and facilities managers to measure and report energy use of all assets in real-time, features the world's first Sentilla Inference Engine that accurately monitors power consumption of unmetered assets. The newly enhanced Sentilla Energy Manager also incorporates more comprehensive reporting functionality that provides expanded cost control and chargeback options. With the enhancements integrated into this product release, Sentilla provides its data center customers a means to improve data center operations by optimizing both computing and facility capacity and performance, while reducing costs and mitigating risk. And because it is a software-only solution, even large enterprises can implement it without disrupting operations.
Sentilla Energy Manager is a non-invasive, software-only solution that provides a comprehensive view of energy use of the entire data center, from the switchgear down to each asset-such as servers, storage and networking devices. Sentilla's solution bridges the IT and facilities gap, providing the world's first consolidated view of where, when and why energy is used. By using Version 3.0 of this innovative software, which scales to support the largest data center environments in real-time, Sentilla's customers can now track, predict and manage energy use of every single piece of equipment in the data center, including those that are unmetered. As a result of having greater planning and management of energy consumption, data center managers can not only improve performance and efficiency, but also reduce downtime and better plan for expansion or consolidation. By leveraging energy management as a key component of IT software portfolios-treating energy as an IT asset-data centers can deliver exceptional performance at minimal cost and without disruption.
"The challenge of predicting and managing energy use in the data center is compounded by the fact that the majority of servers and other equipment are not even metered," said David J. Cappuccio, Chief of Research - Infrastructures, Gartner. By creating the Inference Engine, Sentilla provides its customers with a means to gain control of every aspect of energy consumption in the data center in order to optimize performance and cut expenses.
"In ongoing conversations with CIOs and IT managers, we've repeatedly heard that tackling the issue of energy use in the data center is a top five priority for 2010," said Bob Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Sentilla. "The challenge they face in getting started is the lack of visibility into energy use by unmetered equipment. Sentilla enables companies to manage energy like any other IT asset in the data center. Our focus with every product innovation is two-fold: helping data centers reduce power consumption while increasing computing capacity and performance. Addressing the problem from both angles makes a tremendous impact on the bottom line for our customers."
With the rising cost and importance of managing energy in data centers, IT managers are beginning to pay more attention to energy use across departments. With the addition of the enhanced reporting functionality, the Sentilla Energy Manager now enables enterprises to fully identify all the energy users so that IT departments can effectively disperse costs across the organization.
The Sentilla Energy Manager for Data Centers Version 3.0 is immediately available.
In conjunction with the announcement of Sentilla Energy Manager Version 3.0 at AFCOM Data Center World in Nashville, Sentilla Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Joe Polastre will be speaking at the conference on Wednesday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. (session FG06). His presentation, Why PUE Is Not Enough: How to Measure TRUE Success in the Data Center, will show how organizations can personalize their measurement techniques to get a true view of the energy use and specific energy needs of the data center.
Sentilla has received industry praise for the company and its technology. The Sentilla Energy Manager received a 2009 ABA Stevie Award for Best New Product of the Year - Computer Software: New Version, the 2009 TechWorld Award for Green Product of the Year, and was named a finalist in the British Computer Society and Computing UK IT Industry Awards. In addition, the company was named a New California 100 Innovative Business All-Star by Golden Capital Network and Hamilton Lane. Co-founder Dr. Joe Polastre was a winner of the 2009 Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal 40 Under 40 award, was named one of BusinessWeek's Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs for 2009, as well as the Top 10 Entrepreneurs in Cleantech, Biotech and High Tech for 2009 by Worth Magazine.
About Sentilla Corporation
Sentilla® provides demand-side energy management solutions for data centers. Sentilla's platform, Sentilla Energy ManagerTM, is the only solution that analyzes energy use and waste at the equipment level to create actionable profiles of an organization's energy footprint. The resulting intelligence enables companies to not only improve performance and efficiency in the data center, but also reduce downtime and better plan for expansion or consolidation. By leveraging energy management as a key component of IT software portfolios, data center executives can deliver exceptional IT performance at minimal cost and without disruption. For more information, please visit the Sentilla Web site at www.sentilla.com or on Twitter at
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