Panduit can help you address the demands of the modern data center and solve thermal issues leading to higher energy efficiency and optimization through the use of Infrastructure Management.

1. Optimizing the Energy Efficiency of the
Modern Data Center

2. Modern Data Center Demands
• Power of the cloud
• Growth in Big Data
• Understanding the new reliance on the data center
• New technologies and new ways to optimize

3. Growing Data Center Needs
• Growing energy utilization
– Average total power to rack is about 4.05kW, with 58% of
racks consuming 5kW per rack
– 28% consuming from 5kW to 10kW per rack and the rest
consuming more than 10kW per rack.
• Validates the need for better data center design
– 51% of data center managers plan to expand their data
center operations*
*IDG Data Center Knowledge, 2012 Data Center Market Insights Report

4. Using Intelligent Tools to Manage and
Optimize
• Utilizing efficient
technologies
• Infrastructure
management and
maintenance
– Measure, improve and
maintain
• Optimizing energy usage
for today and the future
– Use CFD to color image
airflow patterns and point up
the hot spots and inefficient
computer room layouts

5. Infrastructure Management and
Maintenance
Panduit SmartZone™ solutions utilize
software and intelligent devices in the
data center to monitor
• Power consumption, temperature,
and humidity measurement of active
equipment
• Precise location and utilization data
for assets and connections
• Centralized monitoring of IT assets
through a single platform
• Underutilized assets and resources
• Capacity limits

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