PITTSBURGH ... Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced the availability of the Powerware® Environmental Rack Monitor, a new solution to provide IT and facilities managers with around-the-clock monitoring of environmental conditions at the rack level. The full-featured solution represents the latest product in Eaton's series of Powerware-branded data center solutions and furthers Eaton's commitment to the IT community.
The Powerware Environmental Rack Monitor is ideal for protecting critical data center assets from heat, humidity, smoke, water leaks, cabinet intrusion and other environmental conditions. The primary application for the Powerware Environmental Rack Monitor is high-density data centers, but the compact solution can monitor conditions in laboratories, hospitals, warehouses, libraries, museums and any other indoor location where environmental conditions must be maintained within acceptable levels. The device also features a built-in Web server and is accessible anywhere through a standard Web browser.
"In the past, a typical equipment rack consumed less than 5kW of power, but today's power requirements are pushed four times higher - up to 20kW per rack - due to blade servers," said Ed Komoski, vice president and general manager of Eaton's Power Quality Systems Division. "Even as IT environments get hotter, racks and equipment rooms are more tightly configured, leaving less space for open air circulation. The result is unbalanced airflow and undesirable hot spots in and around sensitive equipment, which can be disastrous."
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