JEM for Data Centers Offers Less Downtime, More Updates on Energy Usage

Atlanta-based JouleX, Inc, has introduced software that will centrally monitor and control the energy usage of any networked device in a data center—from core routers and switches, to storage and power distribution units—with no client-side agents or hardware meters required. 

 Once JouleX Energy Manager (JEM) for Data Centers  is installed on a server, it uses a unique discovery method to automatically find every device on the corporate network—all within less than a day. There’s no downtime while you activate an agent on every piece of hardware. Then, it’s easy to access a global view of energy consumption on its main computer dashboard.

According to JouleX, JEM drives potential energy savings of as much as 50 percent. For example, JEM could be used to turn off all unused desktop computers and printers after office hours. Or put it to work passively to measure the energy consumption of devices and map them to their corresponding cost centers or organizational units.

"Many data center operators don't know how much power is used or where it's being used, in large part because they simply have not had the granular visibility into data center power and utilization," said Mark Davidson, Sustainability Officer, at JouleX. "JouleX Energy Manager for Data Centers combines active energy monitoring and dynamic energy measurement to provide unprecedented visibility into energy utilization and consumption—ultimately driving energy optimization. This type of energy intelligence allows us to revolutionize IT energy-efficiency in the data center."

JEM for Data Centers supports energy management and corporate sustainability initiatives through an extensive policy- and rules-based engine that doesn't require changes to network or security configurations. It performs four primary functions:

--Remotely  discovers and measures energy consumption, costs, and carbon emissions for all network-connected devices and systems

--Analyzes and simulates energy reduction opportunities by any grouping (date, time, location, device, application, cost center, business unit)

-- Follows time-, location-, and event-based policies that you establish and controls energy use across your enterprise

-- Provides decision support, with interactive, drill-down reporting capability

JEM for Data Centers applies innovative Load Adaptive energy management technology. It will pinpoint “dead” and under-utilized servers that are consuming too much energy; and it will provide "power capping," to minimize the amount of energy supplied when hardware is idle or operating at less than full capacity.

For more information, download the JouleX Energy Manager brochure or see the company website.