Manage Your Data Center Infrastructure with Avocent
Manage Your Data Center Infrastructure with Avocent
Cloud computing, virtualization and the rising costs of power and cooling are just a few of the issues that IT managers need to address in the modern data center. The right tools for helping to manage the increasingly complex data center, including physical and virtual machines and public and private clouds, can save companies money and increase efficiency.
What cloud computing really is and how it can help your organization have been confused by the general use of the term to define many different models. This whitepaper will help clarify exactly what the different models of cloud computing are, how they should be used and how and when to embrace the different models. >>
Tools are available to help companies get a handle on their power use, right down to the specific device. That's a first step toward curbing costs and toward remediating power-related problems that can cause system failures, which are typically far more costly than any utility bill. >>
Virtualization technology burst on the scene well ahead of tools for effectively managing it, and now many companies are encountering vexing management challenges that threaten to derail the benefits. Those challenges include the ability to get a consolidated view of all physical and virtual machines, as well as groups of servers that support a single application. Fortunately, products are now available to help. >>
Business value results when data center managers can quickly understand the current cost, lifecycle and assignment status of assets. When there is no standard way to visualize assets and the information about them - including their relationships to other components and to financial and contractual details - an organization is exposed to unnecessary risks. >>