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9 Februarie 2010  Software
APC a lansat noua versiune InfraStruxure Management Software destinata vizualizarii si analizarii starii infrastructurilor IT fizice complexe

Software-ul APC ajuta la integrarea centrului de date cu reteaua electrica, cu sistemul informatic al cladirii si cu cel al întreprinderii, îmbunatatind eficienta consumului de curent electric si optimizând costurile.


APC by Schneider Electric, lider global în furnizarea de solutii integrate de electro-alimentare de siguranta si de climatizare de precizie, a lansat componente noi si versiuni îmbunatatite ale suitei InfraStruxure® Management Software. Acestea identifica oportunitatile de optimizare a consumului, cum ar fi dimensionarea corecta a echipamentelor infrastructurii fizice din cadrul centrelor de date, numai acest fapt în sine putând economisi pâna la 38% din costurile cu energia electrica1. Suita APC InfraStruxure Management Software ajuta companiile sa-si îmbunatateasca eficienta consumului de energie si sa-si optimizeze costurile operationale, oferind suport în planificarea, prognoza si bugetarea pe termen scurt si lung. Cu ajutorul noului pachet software, managerii centrelor de date si directorii IT pot avea o viziune de ansamblu asupra calitatii infrastructurii fizice a centrului de date, a modului de utilizare a energiei de la un capat la celalalt, precum si asupra diverselor costuri conexe. Produsul are aplicabilitate neutra din punct de vedere al vendorului de echipamente si ofera prima si cea mai larga integrabilitate cu sistemele informatice critice, inclusiv cu Schneider Electric PowerLogic ION-Enterprise pentru managementul energetic, cu aplicatiile BMS si ERP, facilitând monitorizarea, controlul si solutionarea eventualelor probleme în cadrul unei interfete prietenoase.

“Oamenii de afaceri urmaresc permanent sa adopte deciziile corecte privind fiecare componenta a organizatiei, iar centrele de date nu trebuie sa faca exceptie. O perspectiva mai larga si analiza atotcuprinzatoare a infrastructurii IT fizice complexe le ofera clientilor nostri o eficienta sporita si o viziune superioara, complet noua”, a declarat Dave Guidette, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Systems, Services & Software, APC. “În plus, integrarea continua cu sistemele Schneider Electric de management al retelei electrice si al cladirii, precum si introducerea aplicatiei de eficientizare a consumului InfraStuxure Energy Efficiency, reprezinta pasi decisivi pe care compania îi face în vederea lansarii arhitecturii EcoStruxure™ anuntate recent, oferindu-le clientilor solutii care sa formeze un sistem de management inteligent al resurselor energetice, acoperind toate zonele de aplicabilitate”.

Pe lânga monitorizarea si controlul traditional ale retelei electrice, climatizarii, securitatii si ale starii incintelor, noua suita APC InfraStruxure Management Software ofera informatiile necesare functionarii ca afacere a centrelor de date. Acestea includ simularea predictiva si capacitatea blocata, vechimea si starea de functionare a echipamentelor si istoricul eficientei energetice a centrului de date (PUE - Power Usage Effectiveness). Aplicatia software permite reducerea numarului de autentificari, simplifica training-ul pentru operatiunile curente si ofera o experienta vizuala noua în ceea ce priveste activitatile centrului de date. Aceasta cuprinde moduri predefinite sau personalizate de vizualizare a schemei centrului, rapoarte de trend, imagini ale echipamentelor fizice si analize în detaliu ale locatiilor.

      

Având aplicabilitate neutra din punct de vedere al producatorului de echipamente, noul pachet software care include modulele InfraStruxure Energy Efficiency, InfraStruxure Operations, InfraStruxure Central 6.0, InfraStruxure Capacity 6.0 si InfraStruxure Mobile 6.0. se integreaza si comunica cu BMS-ul cladirii, cu ERP-ul organizatiei si cu sistemul de administrare a retelei, prin standarde deschise. De asemenea, portofoliul software include un pachet SDK (Software Developers Kit), care ajuta la integrarea, dupa caz, cu alte sisteme.

“Luând în considerare cresterea costurilor energetice pentru majoritatea organizatiilor, este vital pentru manageri sa implementeze cele mai potrivite instrumente si tehnici care sa-i ajute sa controleze aceasta curba de cost”, a declarat Rakesh Kumar, Research Vice President, Gartner. “Având acces la analize si metrici care includ valorile curente si istorice ale consumului de curent electric, precum si identificarea subsistemului cu cea mai mare pondere în costuri, organizatiile pot identifica mai bine modul de îmbunatatire a eficientei energetice si sa controleze costurile în întreaga întreprindere”.

Cu ajutorul InfraStruxure Energy Efficiency, organizatiile IT pot vizualiza informatiile PUE curente si istorice si pot identifica pierderile de eficienta, aflând astfel, bazându-se pe fapte, care este puterea electrica a echipamentelor IT instalate, comparativ cu consumul electric total al companiei. În plus, administratorii centrelor de date pot vizualiza în detaliu, în cadrul unei interfete web, cât de eficient este utilizata energia pâna la nivel de sub-sistem si pot întelege totodata cum sa îmbunatateasca eficienta energetica. Clientii care detin mai putine contoare electrice pot beneficia de avantajele aplicatiei, putând masura si estima consumul unui susbsistem.


InfraStruxure Operations ajuta la administrarea inventarului de echipamente în functie de vendor. Acest modul identifica în timp real componentele defecte, prezinta informatiile în cadrul reprezentarii schematice a centrului de date si ofera recomandari privind modalitatile de rezolvare a problemelor aparute. Schema detaliata a locatiei permite vizualizari de la nivelul global pâna la cel local, cel al echipamentelor singulare, iar un calculator PUE furnizeaza informatii despre utilizarea zilnica a energiei.

InfraStruxure Central 6.0 monitorizeaza si administreaza toate componentele pasive ale infrastructurii din retea si le integreaza cu alte sisteme de management pentru a obtine o perspectiva completa si unitara asupra centrului de date. Noua versiune a software-ului permite comunicarea bidirectionala cu echipamentele de electroalimentare de siguranta si cu elemente din infrastructura cladirii, precum generatoarele de curent sau aparatele de climatizare. Totodata, aplicatia urmareste calitatea retelei electrice de la tabloul principal pâna la contoarele fiecarei cladiri, oferind la un simplu click informatii referitoare la utilizarea retelei electrice, gratie integrarii cu PowerLogic ION-Enterprise. Pentru prima oara, clientii beneficiaza de rapoarte sumare care le ofera o noua perspectiva asupra starii, planificarii si bugetarii centrelor de date. În plus, capacitatea de notificare si de mentenanta asigura înstiintarea rapida si corecta a persoanelor potrivite, la momentul potrivit.

Suita mai cuprinde InfraStruxure Capacity 6.0 si InfraStruxure Mobile 6.0. InfraStruxure Capacity 6.0 ajuta la planificarea si optimizarea utilizarii capacitatilor curente ale infrastructurii pasive, facilitând achizitionarea eficienta de echipamente si dimensionarea corecta a centrului de date. În plus, noua versiune suporta înca un nivel al aplicatiei, identificând si simulând ce servere ar putea fi afectate de eventualele probleme ale infrastructurii fizice pasive si corelând nivelul pasiv cu procesele de afaceri sustinute. Bazându-se pe hardware-ul Motorola (Symbol) MC70, InfraStruxure Mobile 6.0 permite administrarea wireless a centrului de date. Astfel, acesta sincronizeaza automat locatiile serverelor, asigura integritatea datelor si îmbunatateste eficienta operationala.

InfraStruXure Management Software Configuration Suite ofera mai multa flexibilitate, clientii putând selecta serviciile de configurare APC dorite pentru sistemul comandat. Aceasta suita de servicii este disponibila în întreaga lume la preturi competitive. Pentru mai multe informatii despre APC, va rugam sa vizitati site-ul www.apc.com.

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