5 Tools to Prevent Energy Waste in the Data Center

Data centers are filled with power-hungry racks of storage and servers, but many products and services are capable of reducing the power usage of existing IT equipment. The five tools highlighted here will help data centers stop wasting energy.

By Jon Brodkin, Network World

EnergyWise, software added onto Cisco's Catalyst switches and routers, measures and reduces energy consumption across the data center by monitoring routers, switches and devices such as IP phones, wireless access points and PCs, and then taking action based upon current power use. Learn more.
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