Hewlett-Packard

2009-12-22

Voor het eerst kunnen IT managers hun energieverbruik zien en direct actie ondernemen

AMSTELVEEN, 23 december 2009 - HP introduceert de HP Data Center Smart Grid. Deze oplossing combineert hardware, software en services om een slimme, energiebewuste omgeving te creëren voor het hele datacenter - van de technologische infrastructuur tot en met het gebouw. De HP Data Center Smart Grid is een sleutel element van de onlangs aangekondigde HP Converged Infrastructure Architectuur en verzamelt, monitort en communiceert direct duizenden metingen van stroomverbruik en koeling vanuit het hele data center. Hiermee krijgt het IT management waardevol inzicht en controle over het energiegebruik.

Het belangrijkste probleem vandaag de dag is dat de grenzen van stroom- en koelcapaciteit bijna bereikt zijn. Chief information officers (CIOs) hebben een blauwdruk van hun data center nodig om beter gebruik te maken van hun stroom- en koelcapaciteit en hun kosten beter te beheersen. Hiervoor is een slimmere kijk op de hele IT nodig, inclusief de ruimte waarin de technologie staat opgesteld. Dit betekent een verschuiving weg van de huidige manier van data center beheer waarbij facilitaire en IT managers onafhankelijk van elkaar opereren. Om nieuwe niveaus van kosten en energie efficiëntie te kunnen bereiken, moet er een gezamenlijk, allesomvattend zicht geboden worden op het stroomverbruik en de koeling in het datacenter.

Met de HP Data Center Smart Grid kunnen klanten: o operationele kosten reduceren van stroom- en koelsystemen o de levensduur verlengen van data center facilititeiten en andere kapitale investeringen
o de betrouwbaarheid vergroten door geoptimaliseerde stroom- en koelingefficiëntie
o inzicht en controle verkrijgen over energiekosten en de algehele impact op het milieu

Voor het eerst kunnen klanten hun energieverbruik visualiseren en actie ondernemen gebaseerd op accurate omgevingsdata. Dit optimaliseert het stroomverbruik qua dichtheid, efficientie en capaciteit. Bedrijfsgroei kan versneld worden wanneer meerdere applicaties en services gehost worden binnen dezelfde datacenter footprint, om zo de operationele kosten voor stroomcapacitiet terug te brengen.


**Vervolg persbericht in Engels**

Reduce, optimize and integrate data center resources By integrating all elements of a data center - from technology equipment to the facility - and viewing it as a single system, facility and IT managers can collectively address capacity challenges. HP Data Center Smart Grid provides an accurate understanding of status and trends with the tools needed to address problem areas. To optimize power usage, changes can be made manually or automatically. The impact is displayed instantly to ensure maximum efficiency and resource utilization over time.
By balancing the placement of equipment within the data center, technology managers also can identify and repurpose stranded power to ensure an effective use of capacity, without sacrificing reliability or performance.

Taking energy efficiency to the next level
HP has combined its energy portfolio under one universal management system, complete with energy-aware and power-saving technologies. The enhanced HP Data Center Environmental Edge adds "time" to provide the view of thermal activity across the data center. Through real-time energy monitoring, customers gain a better understanding of data center energy efficiency, usage and trends to more quickly identify and correct issues.
Data Center Power Control, a new feature in HP Insight Control, aligns technology needs with power and cooling delivery. HP Data Center Power Control delivers automatic brown-out protection by providing server-level visibility and control over power delivery based on the priority of the workload. The solution monitors, alerts and can automatically adjust power allocation during peak energy usage or based on policy-based rules.
These new offerings join HP's existing energy-efficiency portfolio, which includes the HP ProLiant G6 server platforms, the HP Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) and HP Thermal Logic. The HP Data Center Smart Grid extends HP Thermal Logic technology from systems such as servers and storage, to broader environmental monitoring and control across the facility.

Energy-saving services
A new suite of HP Converged Infrastructure Consulting services are also available through HP Technology Services to help customers realize an energy-efficient and intelligent data center. Harnessing years of experience in end-to-end data center design and deployment, HP offers services that enable customers to identify the energy issues in their existing data centers and to develop, as well as implement, energy plans. HP's services teams can also design and deploy a new energy-aware data center from the ground up.

More about the HP Converged Infrastructure Architecture and the key role of the HP Data Center Smart Grid is available at www.hp.com/go/convergedinfrastructure.

(1) Based on estimated U.S. street prices at 5,000 sq. feet. (2) Estimated U.S. street prices. Actual prices may vary.

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(1) "HP Research: Thrive in Unpredictability," Coleman Parkes Research Ltd, October 2009.

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