Sentilla Unveils Data Center Energy Management Tool, Joins Green Grid
The company's new Energy Manager product plugs in to individual servers to help IT pros pinpoint where energy is being used in the data center and keep utility bills under control.
Sentilla, a data center energy management company based in Redwood City, announced this week that it had joined the Green Grid, a nonprofit group of tech-industry organizations aimed at making the IT industry more environmentally friendly.
Sentilla joins the ranks of industry heavyweights like AMD, Intel, Microsoft and IBM, who along with many other Green Grid members are working to develop new technologies and provide best practices for making data centers more energy efficient.
The news follows on Sentilla's launch last week of its Energy Manager product, a tool to help IT managers and staff measure and manage power consumption and energy efficiency at the server level. The Energy Manager consists of small Java-based power strips that plug into the backs of individual servers and communicate wirelessly with a dashboard control system that displays energy usage.
"As energy resources become more scarce and IT and operating budgets get leaner, companies are looking at ways to do more with less," said Bob Davis, Sentilla's CEO. "Sentilla offers businesses the power to evaluate and subsequently transform energy-draining data centers into more efficient and less costly operations."
The devices, which start at $250 per machine but are available in lower bulk rates, can help manage peak power flows to data centers and give data center managers the upper hand when trying to measure, manage and reduce energy bills and CO2 emissions from energy use.
Last month, we reported that Sentilla had also closed a $7.5 million dollar round of funding to continue work on its data center energy management products.
Sentilla joins the ranks of industry heavyweights like AMD, Intel, Microsoft and IBM, who along with many other Green Grid members are working to develop new technologies and provide best practices for making data centers more energy efficient.
The news follows on Sentilla's launch last week of its Energy Manager product, a tool to help IT managers and staff measure and manage power consumption and energy efficiency at the server level. The Energy Manager consists of small Java-based power strips that plug into the backs of individual servers and communicate wirelessly with a dashboard control system that displays energy usage.
"As energy resources become more scarce and IT and operating budgets get leaner, companies are looking at ways to do more with less," said Bob Davis, Sentilla's CEO. "Sentilla offers businesses the power to evaluate and subsequently transform energy-draining data centers into more efficient and less costly operations."
The devices, which start at $250 per machine but are available in lower bulk rates, can help manage peak power flows to data centers and give data center managers the upper hand when trying to measure, manage and reduce energy bills and CO2 emissions from energy use.
Last month, we reported that Sentilla had also closed a $7.5 million dollar round of funding to continue work on its data center energy management products.
