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Emerson Network Power Introduces New Virtual Infrastructure Management Solution

August 4, 2010 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson, recently introduced the Avocent Virtual Advanced Console Server 6000 (ACS v6000), a new tool for secure, remote data center and out-of-band management of virtual assets.

The Avocent ACS v6000 offers a complete, centralized management solution that grants authorized users access to enterprise resources, keeping virtual assets available 24×7 while enforcing strict security measures.

All of the next-generation functionality of the popular Avocent ACS 6000 has been encapsulated in a virtual appliance to enable dependable connectivity and management of virtual IT assets, such as virtual machines running Windows EMS, UNIX, Linux and Solaris.

It also enables the end user to manage these virtual assets in the same manner as physical assets such as routers, switches, public branch exchange (PBX) telecommunications equipment (DSU/CSU) and serial power devices. The introduction of the Avocent ACS v6000 expands this capability for the first time to virtual machines, allowing IT managers to further leverage their virtualization investment while maximizing the existing offering.

Avocent Virtual ACS 6000 is available now.

Michael Borman Joins Avocent as CEO

July 15, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Avocent, provider of hardware, software and embedded technologies for managing IT infrastructures, announced that its Board of Directors has named Michael Borman to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. He will start effective July 15, 2008, and was also elected as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Borman, 53, most recently served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales, IBM Software Group. His previous roles at IBM included General Manager of the i-Series and p-Series server product lines as well as other executive positions in general management, including overseas assignments in Asia. Michael Borman also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Blue Martini Software.

Ed Harper, who is currently serving as interim Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.

[Source: AP]

Avocent Releases DSView 3 Power Manager, Lets You Track Power Consumption In Your Data Center

April 28, 2008 by Robin Wauters Leave a Comment

Avocent has introduced new power management software that enables users to monitor and measure the power consumption and energy usage of IT equipment in data centers in real time. DSView 3 Power Manager is an add-on “plug-in” to Avocent’s DSView 3 management software that provides centralized management for physical and virtual IT assets. DSView 3 Power Manager adds the ability to gather and aggregate power information, whether that be a power distribution unit, rack, or row of racks, to “help data center managers improve operating efficiencies, reduce outages, and reduce overall energy consumption costs”.

The news release cites a recent IDC study, which found that the expense to power and cool the worldwide installed base of servers will grow to $44.5 billion, equivalent to 70 % of new server spending, by 2010.

Avocent’s claims its new DSView 3 Power Manager is able to provide energy consumption level data for a consolidated view of energy use within the data center. It aggregates electrical usage by kilowatt (kW) and converts it into kilowatt hours (kWh) – how companies are charged for electricity. Through the software’s cost calculator, users can enter their utility charges to calculate power costs making it possible for IT departments to monitor and chargeback power usage costs.

The Avocent DSView 3 Power Manager offers a number of reporting and alarm features to further help IT managers track power consumption, including:

Consumption Reports: track power and energy consumption for user-defined time periods for data centers, power source busses, racks
Trend Reports: tracks power consumption over time and aggregates data for customized usage reports
Thresholds: set warning and critical level thresholds with customizable actions for when thresholds are exceeded
Alarms: customizable alarms provide preemptive notification when thresholds are approached

The DSView 3 Power Manager is compatible with the latest revision of Avocent DSView 3 software and both will be available in July. The new revision of DSView 3 software, version 3.6, will feature improved functionality and ease of use with simpler deployment and maintenance, more thorough device support, and enhanced VMware support for combined access and control of both virtual and physical servers.